Nechanice (; ) is a town in

Hradec Králové District Hradec Králové District () is a district in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Hradec Králové. Administrative division Hradec Králové District is divided into two administrative districts of munici ...

in the

Hradec Králové Region Hradec Králové Region (, ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic located in the north-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia. It is named after its capital Hradec Králové. The region neighbours the Pardubice Region in t ...

of the

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. It has about 2,500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Nechanice consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Nechanice (1,361) *Komárov (27) *Lubno (202) *Nerošov (38) *Sobětuš (72) *Staré Nechanice (357) *Suchá (192) *Tůně (142)

Geography

Nechanice is located about west of

Hradec Králové Hradec Králové (; ) is a city of the Czech Republic. It has about 94,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Hradec Králové Region. The historic centre of Hradec Králové is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech R ...

. 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 ...

. The highest point is the hill Jedlický vrch at above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Nechanice is from 1228. In 1867, it was promoted to a town. Nechanice lost the town status in 1949, but it was restored in 1992.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads running through Nechanice.

Sights

The main landmark of Nechanice is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The original church, which was as old as the town, was completely destroyed by a fire in 1827. The current

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church replaced it in 1833.

Notable people

Ignác Raab Ignác Viktorin Raab (5 September 1715 – 2 February 1787) was a Czech painter and Jesuit brother. He is considered one of the most important Czech painters of the 18th century. Raab's work can be traced to the influence of Italian and Czech m ...

(1715–1787), painter *

Johann Baptist Wanhal Johann Baptist Wanhal (12 May 1739 – 20 August 1813) was a Czech composer of the Classical period. He was born in Nechanice, Bohemia, and died in Vienna. His music was well respected by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Haydn, Ludwig van Beetho ...

(1739–1813), composer *

Jan Nowopacký Jan Nowopacký or, in German, Johann Novopacky (15 November 1821, Nechanice – 3 August 1908, Slavětín (Louny District), Slavětín) was a Czech landscape painter. Biography He was born to a poor family of weavers. He showed creative talen ...

(1821–1908), painter *

Alois Rašín Alois Rašín (18 October 1867 – 18 February 1923) was a Czechs, Czech and Czechoslovak politician, economist, one of the founders of Czechoslovakia and first Ministry for Finance. He was the author of the first law of Czechoslovakia and creat ...

(1867–1923), politician and economist *

Vladimír Hubáček Vladimír Hubáček (28 August 1932 – 2 September 2021) was a Czech rally driver. Biography From the 1950s to the 1970s, Hubáček competed in rally cars such as the Škoda Octavia, the Renault 8 Gordini, and the Alpine A110. He won a total ...

(1932–2021), rally driver

Twin towns – sister cities

Nechanice is twinned with: *

Czarny Bór Czarny Bór (, ) is a village in Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Czarny Bór. It lies approximately west of Wałbrzych, and south-west of ...

, Poland

References

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* {{authority control Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Hradec Králové District