Rudoltice (german: Rudelsdorf) is a municipality and village in the
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 2,000 inhabitants.
Geography
Rudoltice is located about southeast 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 a hill at above sea level. The Rudoltička Brook flows through the municipality. A set of three
fish ponds lies in the municipality on a tributary of Rudoltička. A small part of the
Lanškroun Ponds Nature Park lies in the northern part of the municipal territory.
History
Rudoltice was probably founded between 1250 and 1270, during the
colonization of Bohemia initiated by the
Ottokar II. The first written mention is from 21 May 1304 under the name ''Rudolfsdorf'' when King
Wenceslaus II
Wenceslaus II Přemyslid ( cs, Václav II.; pl, Wacław II Czeski; 27 SeptemberK. Charvátová, ''Václav II. Král český a polský'', Prague 2007, p. 18. 1271 – 21 June 1305) was King of Bohemia (1278–1305), Duke of Cracow (1291–1 ...
donated it to the
Zbraslav Monastery
The Cistercian Abbey of Zbraslav ( la, Aula Regia, cs, Zbraslavský klášter) located in Zbraslav near Prague (today part of Prague) was one of the most significant monasteries of the Cistercian Order in the Kingdom of Bohemia (present-day Czech ...
. Rudoltice belonged to Lanšperk-Lanškroun estate during the entire Middle Ages.
The first known owners of Rudoltice were lords of Drnholec. Since 1349, Rudoltice was a parish village. After the
Battle of White Mountain
The Battle of White Mountain ( cz, Bitva na Bílé hoře; german: Schlacht am Weißen Berg) was an important battle in the early stages of the Thirty Years' War. It led to the defeat of the Bohemian Revolt and ensured Habsburg control for the n ...
in 1622, it was acquired by the
Liechtenstein family.
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Transport
Rudoltice lies on a railway line heading from Česká Třebová
Česká Třebová (; german: Böhmisch Trübau) is a town in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 15,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument ...
to Zábřeh
Zábřeh (; german: Hohenstadt) is a town in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 13,000 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Dolní Bušínov, Hněvkov, Pivonín and Václavov are administrative p ...
and on a short local line from Česká Třebová to Lanškroun
Lanškroun (; german: Landskron) is a town in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,300 inhabitants. It lies on the border of the historical lands of Bohemia and Moravia. The historic town centr ...
.
Sights
The main landmark is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It was built in late Baroque style in 1804–1809 and replaced an old wooden church. The adjacent rectory is from 1770–1794.
References
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Villages in Ústí nad Orlicí District