Žďár nad Orlicí

Žďár nad Orlicí (German: Brand an der Adler) is a municipality and village in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Žďár nad Orlicí
Municipality
Municipal office
Flag Coat of arms
Žďár nad Orlicí Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°7′11″N 16°4′10″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Rychnov nad Kněžnou
First mentioned	1342
Area
• Total	9.36 km2 (3.61 sq mi)
Elevation	257 m (843 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	539
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	517 23
Website	www.zdarnadorlici.cz

Administrative division

Žďár nad Orlicí consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Žďár nad Orlicí (451)
• Chotiv (25)
• Světlá (33)

History

The first written mention of Žďár nad Orlicí is from 1342.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	787	—
1880	833	+5.8%
1890	819	−1.7%
1900	785	−4.2%
1910	837	+6.6%
1921	836	−0.1%
1930	845	+1.1%
1950	656	−22.4%
1961	593	−9.6%
1970	569	−4.0%
1980	479	−15.8%
1991	427	−10.9%
2001	421	−1.4%
2011	435	+3.3%
2021	509	+17.0%
Source: Censuses[4][5]