Staré Hradiště

Staré Hradiště
Staré Hradiště
Municipality
	Post office
	Flag Coat of arms
	Staré Hradiště Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°3′56″N 15°46′44″E / 50.06556°N 15.77889°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Pardubice
First mentioned	1142
Area
• Total	8.79 km2 (3.39 sq mi)
Elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	2,008
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	533 52
Website	www.stare-hradiste-obec.cz

Staré Hradiště (German: Alt Hradischt) is a municipality and village in Pardubice District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The villages of Brozany and Hradiště na Písku are administrative parts of Staré Hradiště.

Etymology[edit]

The name Staré Hradiště means "old gord". Because the name Hradiště is common name of Czech places, the attribute starý was given to distinguish it from other places.^[2]

Geography[edit]

Staré Hradiště is located north of Pardubice, in its immediate vicinity. It lies in a flat landscape of the East Elbe Table. The highest point is at 241 m (791 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Elbe river.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Hradiště is from 1142.^[2] Until the Hussite Wars, the village was owned by the monastery in Opatovice. In 1436, Staré Hradiště was acquired by Diviš Bořek of Miletínek. The village was then joined to the Pardubice estate and shared its owners and destinies.^[3]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	862	—
1880	902	+4.6%
1890	876	−2.9%
1900	834	−4.8%
1910	875	+4.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	846	−3.3%
1930	1,038	+22.7%
1950	958	−7.7%
1961	1,087	+13.5%
1970	1,121	+3.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,121	+0.0%
1991	1,097	−2.1%
2001	1,170	+6.7%
2011	1,624	+38.8%
2021	1,950	+20.1%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport[edit]

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

Sights[edit]

Staré Hradiště is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a Baroque granary.^[6]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 756.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Pardubice" (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 Staré Hradiště". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-16.

External links[edit]

Official website

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

[profous-2] Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 756.

[3] "Historie obce" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-16.

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

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

[6] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Staré Hradiště". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-16.

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