Urbanice (Hradec Králové District)

Urbanice
Municipality
Main street
Flag Coat of arms
Urbanice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°10′48″N 15°43′39″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Hradec Králové
First mentioned	1465
Area
• Total	2.25 km^2 (0.87 sq mi)
Elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	307
• Density	140/km^2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	503 27
Website	urbanice.cz

Urbanice is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Geography

Urbanice is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) southwest of Hradec Králové. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the East Elbe Table.

History

The first mention of Urbanice is in a deed of King George of Poděbrady from 1465. Originally, the village was a property of the monastery in Opatovice nad Labem, but the monastery was destroyed during the Hussite Wars, and Urbanice was acquired by the city of Hradec Králové and joined to the Kunětická hora estate.^[2]

In 1561, Urbanice was bought by the Knight Jindřich Nejedlý of Vysoká and joined to the Libčany estate. Jindřich's descendants owned the estate until 1674. In 1674, it was inherited by Myslibor Petr Straka of Nedabylice. The estate didn't change owners until 1886, when it was acquired by Count Jan Harrach. The Harrach family were the last noble owners before the municipality gained self-governance.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 235 —     1880 263 +11.9% 1890 271 +3.0% 1900 304 +12.2% 1910 288 −5.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 276 −4.2% 1930 294 +6.5% 1950 254 −13.6% 1961 298 +17.3% 1970 277 −7.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 293 +5.8% 1991 271 −7.5% 2001 307 +13.3% 2011 332 +8.1% 2021 287 −13.6%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The municipality is served by the nearby train station in Praskačka, located on the railway line from Hradec Králové to Chlumec nad Cidlinou.^[6]

Sights

There are no significant historical monuments in Urbanice. A monument of local importance is the cross from 1860, standing between five old linden trees. The bell tower, built in 1929, replaced the old oak trunk on which the bell, cast in 1803, was hung. There is also a statue of the Virgin Mary from 1908.^[3]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie obce Urbanice" (in Czech). Obec Urbanice. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
3. "Symboly obce" (in Czech). Obec Urbanice. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
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. "Detail stanice Praskačka" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-11-09.

External links

• Official website