Kněžičky
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Středočeský kraj | ||||
| District : | Nymburk | ||||
| Area : | 1187 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 10 ′ N , 15 ° 20 ′ E | ||||
| Height: | 227 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 168 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 289 08 | ||||
| License plate : | S. | ||||
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| Street: | Chlumec nad Cidlinou - Poděbrady | ||||
| Railway connection: | Chlumec nad Cidlinou - Městec Králové | ||||
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| Status: | local community | ||||
| Districts: | 1 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Miloslav Říha (as of 2008) | ||||
| Address: | Kněžičky 90 289 08 Běrunice |
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| Municipality number: | 551481 | ||||
| Website : | www.knezicky.cz | ||||
Kněžičky (German Knieziczek , also Klein Knieschitz ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is nine kilometers west of Chlumec nad Cidlinou and belongs to the Okres Nymburk .
geography
Kněžičky is located north of the Žehuňská obora forest on the East Bohemian Table. The railway line from Chlumec nad Cidlinou to Městec Králové passes in the northeast , the next station is Běrunice .
Neighboring towns are Velké Výkleky in the north, Slibovice in the northeast, Lovčice and Bludy in the southeast, Zbraň, Korce, Obora and Choťovice in the south, Na Kopičáku, Stará Báň, Nová Báň and Hradčany in the southwest, Dlouhopolsko in the west and Běrunice in the northwest.
history
The first mention of the village, which consisted of eleven houses at the time, was in 1391 as the seat of nobleman Ivan von Kněžničky. He was followed by Zikmund von Kněžničky in 1410. The old trade route from Prague to Wroclaw runs through the village .
Burian Šlibovský von Skřivany, who acquired the goods from the Dymokury manor at the beginning of the 17th century , joined the farm, the sheep farm and the mill in Kněžičky together with Výkleky to the Slibovice manor . After the Battle of White Mountain , one third of Burian Šlibovský's property was confiscated. The Bohemian Chamber sold Výkleky and Slibovice on October 3, 1621 to Albrecht von Waldstein . Together with Slibovice Kněžičky subsequently belonged to u. a. Count Kinsky , Strahov Monastery and the captain of Poděbrady , Wenzel Albrecht Wltawský von Mannschwerdt and Helfenburg. Ferdinand Leopold Kustosch Freiherr von Zubří and Lipka acquired the goods from his son Wenzel Matthias in 1673. Ulrich Graf Kinsky then bought on Chlumetz Slibowitz with all accessories from Leopold Prokop Kustosch and struck the property of the Chlumetz rule, whereby the Slibowitz-Wyklek estate enjoyed independence until the middle of the 18th century.
After the abolition of patrimonial Kněžičky formed from 1850 a district of the political municipality Výkleky in the Poděbrady district. After that, the village formed a political municipality together with Slibovice. In 1867 the municipality of Kněžičky was established. In 1901 the railway from Chlumetz to Königstädtel was inaugurated, which was given a train station at the Slibowitz sugar factory. After the sugar factory was closed in 1920, the building was converted into a mill. On January 1, 1961, Kněžičky was incorporated into Běrunice and at the same time came to Okres Nymburk. The community has existed again since 1994.
Community structure
No districts are designated for the municipality of Kněžičky. The locations Kopičák ( Kopiczak ) and Obora ( Thiergarten ) belong to Kněžičky .
Attractions
- Nature reserve Kněžičky, on the right side of the Cidlina on Žehuňský rybník.
- Žehuňská obora, the former royal zoo, is an 850 hectare fenced forest area that is accessible through two gates - Kněžičká brana and Bludská brana. After the Second World War, the area belonging to Prince Kinsky was nationalized and the forestry apprenticeship training facility SOUL was operated there from 1957 to 1997. After that, the royal family received the forest area back in restitution.
- Chapel of St. Ferdinand, in the zoo
- Obora Castle ( new building ), today owned by Pio Kinský dal Borgo and used as a castle hotel