Hejnice u Žamberka
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Pardubický kraj | ||||
| District : | Ústí nad Orlicí | ||||
| Area : | 482 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 3 ' N , 16 ° 24' E | ||||
| Height: | 445 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 199 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 564 01 | ||||
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| Street: | Žamberk - České Libchavy | ||||
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| Status: | local community | ||||
| Districts: | 2 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Ladislav Harapát (status: 2007) | ||||
| Address: | Hejnice 66 564 01 Žamberk |
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| Municipality number: | 580228 | ||||
| Website : | www.orlicko.cz/Hejnice | ||||
Hejnice (German Heinitz ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic . It is located ten kilometers north of Ústí nad Orlicí and belongs to the Okres Ústí nad Orlicí .
geography
Hejnice is located in the Eagle Mountains foothills at the foot of the Humperk hill in the headwaters of the Libchavský potok. To the east rises the 538 m high Kozinec, to the south-east lies the ruins of Žampach Castle .
Neighboring towns are Česká Rybná in the north, Dlouhoňovice in the northeast, Písečná in the east, Žampach in the southeast, Hlavná and Křížánky in the south, České Libchavy in the southwest, Sopotnice in the west and Moštárna in the northwest.
history
The village belonging to the Žampach lordship was first mentioned in a document in 1544. The existence of the Křížánky district has been documented since 1376.
In 1921 Hejnice consisted of 59 houses and had 276 inhabitants. Křížánky has been part of the municipality since 1960, before it was a district of Žampach . In 1998 the community consisted of 80 houses and 200 residents. A quarter of the houses are only used as holiday homes.
Community structure
The municipality Hejnice consists of the districts Hejnice ( Heinitz ) and Křížánky ( Kreuzhufen ).
Attractions
- Chapel of St. Anthony, built in 1878