Nechanice

Nechanice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈnɛxaɲɪtsɛ]; German: Nechanitz) is a town in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants.

Nechanice
Town
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Flag Coat of arms
Nechanice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°14′18″N 15°37′51″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Hradec Králové
First mentioned	1228
Government
• Mayor	Jiří Pechar
Area
• Total	27.99 km2 (10.81 sq mi)
Elevation	239 m (784 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	2,428
• Density	87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	503 15
Website	www.nechanice.cz

Administrative division

Nechanice consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Nechanice (1,361)
• Komárov (27)
• Lubno (202)
• Nerošov (38)
• Sobětuš (72)
• Staré Nechanice (357)
• Suchá (192)
• Tůně (142)

Geography

Nechanice is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Hradec Králové. It lies in the East Elbe Table. The highest point is the hill Jedlický vrch at 302 m (991 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Nechanice is from 1228. In 1867, it was promoted to a town. Nechanice lost the town status in 1949, but it was restored in 1992.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 3,992 —     1880 3,750 −6.1% 1890 3,507 −6.5% 1900 3,930 +12.1% 1910 3,933 +0.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 3,488 −11.3% 1930 3,275 −6.1% 1950 2,537 −22.5% 1961 2,526 −0.4% 1970 2,205 −12.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 2,134 −3.2% 1991 2,118 −0.7% 2001 2,142 +1.1% 2011 2,330 +8.8% 2021 2,391 +2.6%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads running through Nechanice.

Sights

The main landmark of Nechanice is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The original church, which was as old as the town, was completely destroyed by a fire in 1827. The current Empire church replaced it in 1833.^[6]

Notable people

• Ignác Raab (1715–1787), painter
• Johann Baptist Wanhal (1739–1813), composer
• Jan Nowopacký (1821–1908), painter
• Alois Rašín (1867–1923), politician and economist
• Vladimír Hubáček (1932–2021), rally driver

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Nechanice is twinned with:^[7]

• Czarny Bór, Poland

See also

• Nechanitz, Texas, United States, unincorporated community named after Nechanice