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Třesovice

Coordinates: 50°10′23″N 15°44′22″E / 50.17306°N 15.73944°E / 50.17306; 15.73944
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Třesovice
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Coordinates: 50°10′23″N 15°44′22″E / 50.17306°N 15.73944°E / 50.17306; 15.73944
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionHradec Králové
DistrictHradec Králové
First mentioned1412
Area
 • Total
4.73 km2 (1.83 sq mi)
Elevation
253 m (830 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
272
 • Density57.5/km2 (149/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
503 15
Websitewww.obectresovice.cz

Třesovice (German: Tresowitz) is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Třesovice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Třesovice (205)
  • Popovice (72)

Etymology

The name Třesovice is derived either personal name Třes, meaning "the village of Třes' people", or from the Old Czech word třesení ('fear'), meaning "the village of frightened people".[3]

Geography

Třesovice is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) northwest of Hradec Králové. It lies in a flat agrictulral landscape of the East Elbe Table. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Bystřice River.

History

The first written mention of Třesovice is from 1412, Popovice was first mentioned in 1398. Třesovice was probably founded in the 11th or 12th century. From the 13th century, it was owned by the Minorite monastery of St. George in Hradec Králové. After the monastery was destroyed during the Hussite Wars, Třesovice was acquired by Diviš Bořek of Miletínek, then it changed owners many times. The most notable owners of the village were the Schaffgotsch family, who held it from 1707 to 1788. In 1829, Třesovice was bought by the Harrach family and annexed to the Sadová estate.[4]

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is a Baroque sandstone statue of the Virgin Mary with Christ Child, dating from around 1700.[7]

An architectural monument of Popovice is the old wooden mill on the Bystřice River. Next to the mill stands a memorable oak whose age is estimated to be more than 600 years old.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ↑ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in čeština). p. 373.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Zajímavosti" (in čeština). Obec Třesovice. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  5. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  6. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  7. ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Třesovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
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