Nechanice
Nechanice (Nechanitz) is a town in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants.
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Nechanice (Nechanitz) is a town in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants.
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Alois Rašín
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https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000116584768

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Jan Nowopacký
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Zlatá Praha, vol. 20, iss. 5, p. 57 , digitized by the Czech Academy of Sciences

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Johann Baptist Vanhal
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Key facts
• Name — Nechanice • Settlement Type — Town • Image Skyline — Nechanice - kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie.jpg • Image Caption — Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary • Image Flag — Flag of Nechanice.svg • Image Shield — Coat of arms of Nechanice.svg • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Hradec Králové • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Name2 — Hradec Králové • Pushpin Map — Czech Republic • Pushpin Relief — 1 • Pushpin Map Caption — Location in the Czech Republic • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Jiří Pechar • Established Title — First mentioned • Established Date — 1228 • Area Total Km2 — 27.99 • Elevation M — 239 • Population As Of — 2026-01-01 • Population Total — 2545 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone1 — CET • Utc Offset1 — +1 • Timezone1 Dst — CEST • Utc Offset1 Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 503 15 • Website — https: www.nechanice.cz/ Nechanice (Nechanitz) is a town in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Administrative division
Nechanice consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): • Nechanice (1,361) • Komárov (27) • Lubno (202) • Nerošov (38) • Sobětuš (72) • Staré Nechanice (357) • Suchá (192) • Tůně (142)
Etymology
Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Nechan, meaning "the village of Nechan's people".
Geography
Geography
Nechanice is located about 13 km west of Hradec Králové. It lies in the East Elbe Table. The highest point is the hill Jedlický vrch at 302 m above sea level.
History
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.
Transport
Transport
There are no railways or major roads running through Nechanice.
Sights
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.
Notable people
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
Twin towns – sister cities
Nechanice is twinned with: • Czarny Bór, Poland
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