Staré Hradiště

Staré Hradiště
Municipality
Post office
Flag Coat of arms
Staré Hradiště Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°3′56″N 15°46′44″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Pardubice
First mentioned	1142
Area
• Total	8.79 km^2 (3.39 sq mi)
Elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	2,053
• Density	230/km^2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	533 52
Website	www.stare-hradiste-obec.cz

Staré Hradiště (German: Alt Hradischt) is a municipality and village in Pardubice District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Brozany and Hradiště na Písku are administrative parts of Staré Hradiště.

Etymology

The name Staré Hradiště means "old gord". Because the name Hradiště is common name of Czech places, the attribute starý was given to distinguish it from other places.^[2]

Geography

Staré Hradiště is located north of Pardubice, in its immediate vicinity. It lies in a flat landscape of the East Elbe Table. The highest point is at 241 m (791 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Elbe River.

History

The first written mention of Hradiště is from 1142.^[2] Until the Hussite Wars, the village was owned by the monastery in Opatovice. In 1436, Staré Hradiště was acquired by Diviš Bořek of Miletínek. The village was then joined to the Pardubice estate and shared its owners and destinies.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 862 —     1880 902 +4.6% 1890 876 −2.9% 1900 834 −4.8% 1910 875 +4.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 846 −3.3% 1930 1,038 +22.7% 1950 958 −7.7% 1961 1,087 +13.5% 1970 1,121 +3.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,121 +0.0% 1991 1,097 −2.1% 2001 1,170 +6.7% 2011 1,624 +38.8% 2021 1,950 +20.1%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Baroque granary

Staré Hradiště is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a Baroque granary.^[6]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 756.
3. "Historie obce" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Staré Hradiště". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-12.

External links

• Official website