Dolní Roveň is a municipality and village in

Pardubice District Pardubice District () is a Okres, district in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Pardubice. Administrative division Pardubice District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with ex ...

in the

Pardubice Region Pardubice Region () is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located mainly in the eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia, with a small part in northwestern Moravia. It is named after its capital Pardubice. As an administrat ...

of the

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. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Dolní Roveň consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Dolní Roveň (879) *Horní Roveň (610) *Komárov (214) *Litětiny (290)

Geography

Dolní Roveň is located about east of

Pardubice Pardubice (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the Elbe River. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Repub ...

. It lies in the

East Elbe Table The East Elbe Table () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Hradec Králové, Pardubice and Central Bohemian region. The Elbe River flows through the territory, after which the plateau is nam ...

, on the edge of the

Polabí Polabí () is the traditional and informal name for a lowland region located mainly in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Etymology The name comes from Czech ''po Labi'', meaning "along the Elbe". The same linguistic construction g ...

region. The Lodrantka Stream flows through the municipality. The built-up area is situated along the stream.

History

The first written mention of Roveň is from 1336. The village was probably founded in the second half of the 13th century. The most important owners of the village was the

Pernštejn family The House of Pernštejn () was one of the oldest and most important (uradel) families originating from Moravian nobility, along with the House of Rosenberg, that played an important role in the medieval history of Bohemian nobility from the 13th ...

. During their rule in 1516–1560, the village experienced its greatest development.

Demographics

Transport

The D35 motorway passes through the municipality. Dolní Roveň is located on a short railway of local importance heading from

Holice Holice (; ) is a town in Pardubice District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,800 inhabitants. Administrative division Holice consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): * ...

to Moravany.

Sights

The main landmark is the Church of Saint Catherine, located in Horní Roveň. It was built in the Baroque style in 1679–1699 on the site of an older wooden church.

Notable people

František Udržal František Udržal () (3 January 1866 in Dolní Roveň, Kingdom of Bohemia – 25 April 1938 in Prague) was a Czechoslovak politician. A member and leader of the powerful Agrarian Party, his political career started as a member of the local ...

(1866–1938), politician

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dolni Roven Villages in Pardubice District