Královec

Královec
Královec
Municipality
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	Královec Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°40′36″N 15°58′26″E / 50.67667°N 15.97389°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Trutnov
First mentioned	1292
Area
• Total	9.94 km2 (3.84 sq mi)
Elevation	512 m (1,680 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	190
• Density	19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 2 (CEST)
Postal code	542 03
Website	www.obeckralovec.cz

Královec (German: Königshan) is a municipality and village in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Etymology

The German name Königshan was derived from Königshain (meaning "king's grove") and referred to a village founded on the site of a forest owned by the king. The Czech name was derived from the German name (from král = 'king').^[2]

Geography

Královec is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Trutnov and 52 km (32 mi) north of Hradec Králové. The municipality borders Poland on the north and east. It lies in the Broumov Highlands. The highest point is the hill Královecký Špičák at 881 m (2,890 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of the village of Královec is from 1292, however, the woods in the area under the name Königshein were mentioned already in 1007. During its existence, the village was alternately part of the Žacléř estate, or it was owned by the town of Trutnov or by the Krzeszów Abbey.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	769	—
1880	861	12.0%
1890	830	−3.6%
1900	824	−0.7%
1910	840	1.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	836	−0.5%
1930	758	−9.3%
1950	394	−48.0%
1961	382	−3.0%
1970	294	−23.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	223	−24.1%
1991	170	−23.8%
2001	176	3.5%
2011	170	−3.4%
2021	160	−5.9%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Economy

There is a quarry in the municipal territory where solid volcanic rocks are mined.^[6]

Transport

The I/16 road connects the Czech-Polish border with Trutnov. On the Czech-Polish border is the railway border crossing and road border crossing Královec / Lubawka.

Královec is located on the railway line Trutnov–Sędzisław.

Sights

The main landmark of Královec is the Church of Saint John of Nepomuk. It was built in 1924–1928.^[7]

The only protected cultural monuments are a statue of St. John of Nepomuk dating from 1762 and a small medieval conciliation cross.^[8]

Notable people

Mathias Czwiczek (1601–1654), painter

Gallery

Train station
Memorial to the Fallen in the World War I
Statue of Saint John of Nepomuk

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). pp. 298–299.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Královec. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Lom Královec" (in Czech). Geopark Broumovsko. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
^ "Kostel sv. Jana Nepomuckého" (in Czech). Obec Královec. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Královec". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-20.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). pp. 298–299.

[3] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Královec. Retrieved 2022-10-09.

[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] "Lom Královec" (in Czech). Geopark Broumovsko. Retrieved 2022-10-09.

[7] "Kostel sv. Jana Nepomuckého" (in Czech). Obec Královec. Retrieved 2022-10-09.

[8] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Královec". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-20.

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