Roudnice

Roudnice
Roudnice
Municipality
	Homestead, a cultural monument
	Flag Coat of arms
	Roudnice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°10′34″N 15°39′6″E / 50.17611°N 15.65167°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Hradec Králové
First mentioned	1384
Area
• Total	11.08 km2 (4.28 sq mi)
Elevation	235 m (771 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	767
• Density	69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	503 27
Website	www.obecroudnice.cz

Roudnice is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Etymology[edit]

The name is derived from the red shades of colour (in Czech rudá) of the water in the eponymous local brook, caused by the ore subsoil.^[2]

Geography[edit]

Roudnice is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Hradec Králové. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the East Elbe Table. There are several lakes created by flooding sand-gravel quarries. The brook Roudnický potok flows through the municipality.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Roudnice is from 1384. At the end of the 14th century at the latest, a fortress was built north of the village. In 1513, it was acquired by the Pernštejn family and merged with the Pardubice estate. From 1560 until the abolition of serfdom in 1848, it was a property of the royal chamber.^[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	896	—
1880	1,014	+13.2%
1890	959	−5.4%
1900	922	−3.9%
1910	882	−4.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	867	−1.7%
1930	862	−0.6%
1950	604	−29.9%
1961	569	−5.8%
1970	568	−0.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	528	−7.0%
1991	491	−7.0%
2001	511	+4.1%
2011	622	+21.7%
2021	656	+5.5%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit]

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

Sights[edit]

Roudnice is poor in monuments. The only cultural monuments are two Neoclassical homesteads.^[5]

Notable people[edit]

Franciszek Ksawery Matejko (1789/1793–1860), musician and teacher

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b "Historie obce Roudnice" (in Czech). Obec Roudnice. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Hradec Králové" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Roudnice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-10.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[history-2] "Historie obce Roudnice" (in Czech). Obec Roudnice. Retrieved 2021-09-28.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Hradec Králové" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Roudnice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-10.

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