| Orlické Záhoří | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 Church of Saint John the Baptist | |
 Flag Coat of arms | |
  Orlické ZáhoříLocation in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°17′4″N 16°27′8″E / 50.28444°N 16.45222°E / 50.28444; 16.45222 | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Hradec Králové |
| District | Rychnov nad Kněžnou |
| First mentioned | 1571 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.15 km (11.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 649 m (2,129 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 208 |
| • Density | 7.1/km (18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 517 64 |
| Website | www |
Orlické Záhoří is a municipality and village in the Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name may be approximately translated as "Orlické Transmountain Area".
Geography
Orlické Záhoří is located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) east of Hradec Králové. It lies in the Orlické Mountains. The highest point is a contour line on the slope of the Jelenka mountain at 1,064 m (3,491 ft) above sea level. The municipality consists of several settlements scattered in the Divoká Orlice valley. It lies along the border with Poland, which matches the flow of the Divoká Orlice river in this area.
History
The settlement of the area is connected with the work of glassmakers and lumberjacks in the Orlické Mountains from 1590–1600. Orlické Záhoří was established in 1951 by merger of settlements Bedřichovka, Černá Voda, Jadrná, Kunštát, Trčkov and Zelenka.
Demographics
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Transport
The municipality has the road and pedestrian border crossing Orlické Záhoří / Mostowice and the pedestrian border crossing Bedřichovka / Lasówka to Poland.
Sights
The main landmark of Orlické Záhoří is the Church of Saint John the Baptist. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1754–1763, when it replaced an old wooden church.
Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech RepublicOrlické Záhoří is twinned with:
Bystrzyca Kłodzka, Poland
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Orlické Záhoří. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
- "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- "Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele v Orlickém Záhoří" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- "Miasta partnerskie (left menu)" (in Polish). Gmina Bystrzyca Kłodzka. Retrieved 2020-08-26.