Týniště nad Orlicí
Týniště nad Orlicí is a town in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,100 inhabitants. The town is located on the Orlice River in the Orlice Table.
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Overview
Overview
The main landmark of the town is the Church of Saint Nicholas.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Týniště nad Orlicí • Settlement Type — Town • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Hradec Králové • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Name2 — Rychnov nad Kněžnou • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Michal Procházka • Established Title — First mentioned • Established Date — 1361 • Area Total Km2 — 52.45 • Elevation M — 253 • Population As Of — 2026-01-01 • Population Total — 6133 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone1 — CET • Utc Offset1 — +1 • Timezone1 Dst — CEST • Utc Offset1 Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 517 21 • Website — https: www.tyniste.cz/
Administrative division
Administrative division
Týniště nad Orlicí consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): • Týniště nad Orlicí (4,918) • Křivice (187) • Petrovice (218) • Petrovičky (181) • Rašovice (152) • Štěpánovsko (256)
Etymology
Etymology
The name Týniště has its root in the Old Czech words týn (related to English 'town'), meaning 'fortified settlement', and tyniště, meaning 'fortified place'.
Geography
Geography
Týniště nad Orlicí is located about 14 km west of Rychnov nad Kněžnou and 17 km southeast of Hradec Králové. It lies in the Orlice Table. The highest point is at 445 m above sea level. The town is situated on the right bank of the Orlice River.
History
History
The first written mention of Týniště nad Orlicí is from 1361. Before 1419, it became a market town. In 1914, it was promoted to a town by Franz Joseph I.
Transport
Transport
• Illustration — Aerial view The I/11 road from Hradec Králové to Šumperk runs through the town. Týniště nad Orlicí is a railway junction. The town is located on the railway lines Hradec Králové–Letohrad, Náchod–Choceň, Rychnov nad Kněžnou–Týniště nad Orlicí and Chlumec nad Cidlinou–Týniště nad Orlicí.
Sights
Sights
• Illustration — Church of Saint Nicholas The main landmark of Týniště nad Orlicí is the Church of Saint Nicholas. The current building was constructed in 1692, after the old wooden church was destroyed by a fire. The widest part of the church was built in 1788. A part of the church complex is the Baroque rectory from 1739.
Notable people
Notable people
• Jan Adolf Brandeis (1818–1872), painter and photographer • Vendelín Opatrný (1908–1944), army officer • George Chaloupka (1932–2011) Czech-Australian expert on Indigenous Australian rock art
Twin towns – sister cities
Twin towns – sister cities
Týniště nad Orlicí is twinned with: • Čierny Balog, Slovakia
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Cited by Wikipedia
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.Czech Statistical Office. Public Census 2021 – basic data. Public Database. 2022.
- 3.Profous, Antonín. Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž. 406, 412. 1957.
- 4.Město Týniště nad Orlicí. Znak města.
- 5.Město Týniště nad Orlicí. Povýšení na město.
- 6.Czech Statistical Office. Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011. 2015-12-21.
- 7.Czech Statistical Office. Population Census 2021: Population by sex. Public Database. 2021-03-27.
- 8.České dráhy. Station details Týniště n.Orlicí.
- 9.Město Týniště nad Orlicí. Kostel sv. Mikuláše s farou.
- 10.Město Týniště nad Orlicí. Partnerská města.
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