Dlouhoňovice is a municipality and village in

Ústí nad Orlicí District Ústí nad Orlicí District ( cs, okres Ústí nad Orlicí) is a district (''okres'') within Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Ústí nad Orlicí. The district has borders with Pardubice District to the west, Sv ...

in the

Pardubice Region Pardubice Region ( cs, Pardubický kraj; , ; pl, Kraj pardubicki) is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located mainly in the eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia, with a small part in northwestern Moravia. It ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Etymology

According to one theory, the name is derived from the personal name Dlúhoň, meaning "the village of Dlúhoň's people". According to another theory, the name is derived from , which denoted long narrow fields.

Geography

Dlouhoňovice is located about north of

Ústí nad Orlicí Ústí nad Orlicí (; german: Wildenschwert) is a town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. The town lies in the Orlické Mountains on the confluence of the rivers Tichá Orlice and Třebovka. The town ...

and east of Pardubice. It lies in the Orlické Foothills. The highest point is at above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Dlouhoňovice is from 1543. The village was probably founded in the 14th century.

Demographics

Transport

The railway station named ''Žamberk'', which serves this town, is located in the territory of Dlouhoňovice. It lies on the railway line heading from

Hradec Králové Hradec Králové (; german: Königgrätz) is a city of the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Hradec Králové Region. The historic centre of Hradec Králové is well preserved and is protected by law as an ...

to Letohrad.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dlouhonovice Villages in Ústí nad Orlicí District