Častolovice
Častolovice (Tschastolowitz) is a market town in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Častolovice • Settlement Type — Market town • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Hradec Králové • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Name2 — Rychnov nad Kněžnou • Established Title — First mentioned • Established Date — 1342 • Area Total Km2 — 5.62 • Elevation M — 268 • Population As Of — 2026-01-01 • Population Total — 1671 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone1 — CET • Utc Offset1 — +1 • Timezone1 Dst — CEST • Utc Offset1 Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 517 50 • Website — http: www.ou-castolovice.cz/
Etymology
Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Častolov, meaning "the village of Častolov's people".
Geography
Geography
Častolovice is located about 25 km southeast of Hradec Králové. It lies in the Orlice Table. The highest point is at 320 m above sea level. The market town is situated on the Bělá River, near its confluence with the Divoká Orlice. The Divoká Orlice forms the southern municipal border.
History
History
Around 1280, a Gothic fortress was built here by a noble family, later named Lords of Častolovice. The first written mention of Častolovice is from 1342, when the village was promoted to a market town by King John of Bohemia. Between 1588 and 1615, the fortress was rebuilt into a Renaissance castle. From 1694 until World War II, Častolovice was owned by the Sternberg family. In 1992, the castle was returned to this family.
Transport
Transport
• Illustration — Častolovice Castle Častolovice is located on the railway lines Hradec Králové–Letohrad and Rychnov nad Kněžnou–Choceň.
Sights
Sights
• Illustration — Church of Saint Vitus The main sight of Častolovice is the Častolovice Castle. The castle is open to the public and includes a mini-zoo and an English park with a game park. The Church of Saint Vitus is a Baroque building. It replaced an old Gothic church, first mentioned in 1356. Some elements of the original church are preserved in the present building.
Notable people
Notable people
• Jiří Pelikán (1906–1984), chess player
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Notes from the source article
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- 1.Czech Statistical Office. Population in municipalities as at 1. 1. DataStat. 2026-05-18.
- 2.Profous, Antonín. Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H. 301–302. 1947.
- 3.Spolek přátel Častolovic. Počátky osídlování.
- 4.Častolovice Castle. Castle.
- 5.Czech Statistical Office. Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011. 2015-12-21.
- 6.Czech Statistical Office. Population Census 2021: Population by sex. Public Database. 2021-03-27.
- 7.České dráhy. Station details Častolovice.
- 8.Častolovice Castle. Park.
- 9.CzechTourism. Kostel sv. Víta v Častolovicích.
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