Dubečno
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Středočeský kraj | ||||
| District : | Nymburk | ||||
| Municipality : | Kněžice u Městce Králové | ||||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 16 ′ N , 15 ° 19 ′ E | ||||
| Height: | 224 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 34 (March 1, 2001) | ||||
| Postal code : | 289 02 | ||||
| License plate : | S. | ||||
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| Street: | Chroustov - Chotěšice | ||||
Dubečno (German Dubeczno , also Dubetschno ) is a district of the municipality Kněžice in the Czech Republic. It is located eight kilometers north of Městec Králové and belongs to the Okres Nymburk .
geography
Dubečno is located on the Bohemian Table between the Dubečenský potok, Smíchovský potok and Slukovec brooks. To the north rises the Pod Horou ( Dubeczno , 249 m).
Neighboring towns are Židovice in the north, Chroustov in the northeast, Dvoříště and Osek in the east, Kněžice in the south, Záhornice in the southwest, Malá Strana and Nová Ves in the west and Běchárky in the northwest.
history
The first written mention of Dubečno took place in 1372 when Charles IV gave the Opatovice monastery a hoof of the village. From the place name it can be concluded that the place was created in an oak forest. In the course of its history, Dubečno, along with Osek and Dvoříště, has always been associated with Chroustov .
After the abolition of patrimonial Dubečno formed a municipality in the Poděbrady district from 1850 . At the beginning of 1961 Dubečno was incorporated into Kněžice and was also assigned to Okres Nymburk. In 1991 the place had 62 inhabitants. In 2001 the village consisted of 50 houses in which 34 people lived.
Attractions
- baroque statue of St. John of Nepomuk from the 18th century and a number of pillars along the road to Kněžice
- hexagonal obelisk with a cartouche with the relief of the Virgin Mary and a sandstone crucifix, erected in 1767
- Folk style chalets made from unfired bricks