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Urbanice (Hradec Králové District)

Coordinates: 50°10′48″N 15°43′39″E / 50.18000°N 15.72750°E / 50.18000; 15.72750
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Urbanice
Municipality
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Coordinates: 50°10′48″N 15°43′39″E / 50.18000°N 15.72750°E / 50.18000; 15.72750
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionHradec Králové
DistrictHradec Králové
First mentioned1465
Area
 • Total
2.25 km2 (0.87 sq mi)
Elevation
250 m (820 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
320
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
503 27
Websiteurbanice.cz

Urbanice is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Urban, meaning "the village of Urban's people".[2]

Geography

Urbanice is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) southwest of Hradec Králové. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the East Elbe Table.

History

The first mention of Urbanice is in a deed of King George of Poděbrady from 1465. Originally, the village was a property of the monastery in Opatovice nad Labem, but the monastery was destroyed during the Hussite Wars, and Urbanice was acquired by the city of Hradec Králové and joined to the Kunětická hora estate.[3]

In 1561, Urbanice was bought by the Knight Jindřich Nejedlý of Vysoká and joined to the Libčany estate. Jindřich's descendants owned the estate until 1674. In 1674, it was inherited by Myslibor Petr Straka of Nedabylice. The estate didn't change owners until 1886, when it was acquired by Count Jan Harrach. The Harrach family were the last noble owners before the municipality gained self-governance.[4]

Demographics

Transport

The municipality is served by the nearby train station in Praskačka, located on the railway line from Hradec Králové to Chlumec nad Cidlinou.[7]

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[8] A monument of local importance is the cross from 1860, standing between five old linden trees. The bell tower, built in 1929, replaced the old oak trunk on which the bell, cast in 1803, was hung. There is also a statue of the Virgin Mary from 1908.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  2. ↑ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in čeština). p. 450.
  3. ↑ "Historie obce Urbanice" (in čeština). Obec Urbanice. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Symboly obce" (in čeština). Obec Urbanice. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  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. ↑ "Station details Praskačka". České dráhy. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  8. ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Urbanice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
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