Doudleby nad Orlicí () is a market town in

Rychnov nad Kněžnou District Rychnov may refer to places in the Czech Republic: *Rychnov, a village and part of Krouna in the Pardubice Region *Rychnov, a village and part of Verneřice in the Ústí nad Labem Region * Rychnov na Moravě, a municipality and village in the Pa ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 1,800 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Doudleby nad Orlicí consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Doudleby nad Orlicí (1,522) *Vyhnánov (177)

Geography

Doudleby nad Orlicí is located about south of

Rychnov nad Kněžnou Rychnov nad Kněžnou (; ) is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban m ...

and east of

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. It lies mostly in the

Orlice Table The Orlice (, ) is a river in the Czech Republic, with a brief stretch in Poland. It is a left tributary of the Elbe River. It flows through the Hradec Králové Region. It is formed by the confluence of the Divoká Orlice and Tichá Orlice rivers. ...

, only the southern part of the municipal territory extends into the

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. The highest point is at above sea level. The

Divoká Orlice The Divoká Orlice (, ) is a river in the Czech Republic and Poland. It flows through Lower Silesian Voivodeship in Poland and through the Hradec Králové and Pardubice regions. It is the upper and middle course of the Orlice, but usually it is c ...

River flows through the market town. The Zdobnice River enters to the municipal territory in the east and then joins the Divoká Orlice.

History

The first written mention of Doudleby nad Orlicí is in a deed of King Ottokar II from 1259. Until 1562, the owners often changed. From 1562 to 1809, Doudleby was a property of the

Bubna of Litice The House of Bubna-Litic () or Bubna of Litice, () is a Czechs, Czech noble family dating back to the 14th century. History Originally members of lower nobility (vladyka) from the castle of Buben in western Bohemia. The house rose to prominence fo ...

family. They had built here a castle. In the 18th and 19th centuries, a Jewish community existed in the village. After the large fire in 1860, which destroyed half of the Jewish ghetto, most of the Jewish families moved away. In 1931, Doudleby nad Orlicí was promoted to a

market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ...

Demographics

Transport

Doudleby nad Orlicí is located on the railway lines

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Letohrad Letohrad (; until 1950 Kyšperk; ) is a town in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,400 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Admi ...

and

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 6,300 inhabitants. Administrative division Týniště nad Orlicí consists of six municipal parts (in brackets ...

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Rokytnice v Orlických horách Rokytnice v Orlických horách (; ) is a town in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monumen ...

Sights

The main landmark is the Doudleby nad Orlicí Castle. It was built in the Renaissance style around 1590, on the site of an older fortress. Around 1670, it was modified in the early Baroque style. Today it is open to the public. The synagogue was built in the late Baroque style in 1777. Since 2002, the building has been used by the

Czechoslovak Hussite Church The Czechoslovak Hussite Church (, ''CČSH'' or ''CČH''; ) is a Christian church that separated from the Catholic Church after World War I in former Czechoslovakia. Both the Czechoslovak Hussite Church and Moravian Church trace their tradition ...

Notable people

* Petra Bryant, British-American actress and writer

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Doudleby nad Orlici Populated places in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District Market towns in the Czech Republic