Orlické Záhoří

Orlické Záhoří
Municipality
Church of Saint John the Baptist
Flag Coat of arms
Orlické Záhoří Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°17′4″N 16°27′8″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Rychnov nad Kněžnou
First mentioned	1571
Area
• Total	29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi)
Elevation	649 m (2,129 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)
• Total	208
• Density	7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	517 64
Website	www.orlickezahori.eu

Orlické Záhoří is a municipality and village in the Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name may be approximately translated as "Orlické Transmountain Area".

Geography

Orlické Záhoří is located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) east of Hradec Králové. It lies in the Orlické Mountains. The highest point is a contour line on the slope of the Jelenka mountain at 1,064 m (3,491 ft) above sea level. The municipality consists of several settlements scattered in the Divoká Orlice valley. It lies along the border with Poland, which matches the flow of the Divoká Orlice river in this area.

History

The settlement of the area is connected with the work of glassmakers and lumberjacks in the Orlické Mountains from 1590–1600. Orlické Záhoří was established in 1951 by merger of settlements Bedřichovka, Černá Voda, Jadrná, Kunštát, Trčkov and Zelenka.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 2,604 —     1880 2,816 +8.1% 1890 2,938 +4.3% 1900 2,782 −5.3% 1910 2,765 −0.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,444 −11.6% 1930 2,216 −9.3% 1950 216 −90.3% 1961 321 +48.6% 1970 306 −4.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 268 −12.4% 1991 241 −10.1% 2001 211 −12.4% 2011 185 −12.3% 2021 183 −1.1%
Source: Censuses

Transport

Former customs office

The municipality has the road and pedestrian border crossing Orlické Záhoří / Mostowice and the pedestrian border crossing Bedřichovka / Lasówka to Poland.

Sights

The main landmark of Orlické Záhoří is the Church of Saint John the Baptist. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1754–1763, when it replaced an old wooden church.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Orlické Záhoří is twinned with:

• Bystrzyca Kłodzka, Poland

External links

• Official website