Kněžnice

Kněžnice
Municipality
Municipal office
Flag Coat of arms
Kněžnice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°29′36″N 15°19′21″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Jičín
First mentioned	1227
Area
• Total	6.69 km2 (2.58 sq mi)
Elevation	369 m (1,211 ft)
Population  (2023-01-01)
• Total	268
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	506 01
Website	www.kneznice.cz

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

Administrative parts

The village of Javornice is an administrative part of Kněžnice.

Geography

Kněžnice is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northwest of Jičín and 34 km (21 mi) southeast of Liberec. It lies mostly in the Jičín Uplands. The northern part of the municipal territory extends into the Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge and includes the highest point of Kněžnice, which is located below the top of the Kozlov mountain at 600 m (2,000 ft) above sea level.

The Libuňka Stream originates here and flows across the municipality. The southern part of the territory lies in the Bohemian Paradise Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Kněžnice is from 1227.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 631 —     1880 634 +0.5% 1890 617 −2.7% 1900 604 −2.1% 1910 596 −1.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 580 −2.7% 1930 567 −2.2% 1950 441 −22.2% 1961 436 −1.1% 1970 377 −13.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 299 −20.7% 1991 242 −19.1% 2001 227 −6.2% 2011 267 +17.6% 2021 275 +3.0%
Source: Censuses

Transport

The I/35 road (the section from Jičín to Turnov, part of the European route E442) passes through the municipality.

Sights

Kněžnice is poor in monuments. The only cultural monument is a stone crucifix from 1801.

External links

• Official website