Ohnišťany
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Královéhradecký kraj | ||||
| District : | Hradec Králové | ||||
| Area : | 882 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 19 ′ N , 15 ° 31 ′ E | ||||
| Height: | 246 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 328 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 503 54 | ||||
| License plate : | H | ||||
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| Street: | Smidary - Chomutice | ||||
| Railway connection: | Velký Osek – Trutnov | ||||
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| Status: | local community | ||||
| Districts: | 1 | ||||
| administration | |||||
| Mayor : | Eva Jiříčková (as of 2017) | ||||
| Address: | Ohnišťany 91 503 54 Ohnišťany |
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| Municipality number: | 570516 | ||||
| Website : | www.ohnistany.cz | ||||
Ohnišťany (German Wochnischtian , also Wohnistan ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic . It is located ten kilometers north of Nový Bydžov and belongs to the Okres Hradec Králové .
geography
Ohnišťany is on the left side of the Ohnišťanský creek on the East Bohemian Table. To the east rises the Hořeník (271 m) and in the north-west the Horka (278 m). The Velký Osek – Trutnov railway runs to the east .
Neighboring towns are Obora in the north, Tereziny Dary in the northeast, Lískovice , Sukorady and Kouty in the east, Šaplava in the southeast, Podlesí, Paška and Loučná Hora in the south, Chotělice in the southwest, Vysoké Veselí and Staré Smrkovice in the west and Nevratice and Chomutice in the northwest.
history
Ohnišťany was first mentioned in a document in 1318. Another settlement was later built north of the old village with the church.
After the abolition of patrimonial in 1850, the two communities Staré Ohnišťany and Nové Ohnišťany in the Nový Bydžov district . In 1921 both villages were united to form the municipality of Ohnišťany. Since 1961 Ohnišany belongs to the Okres Hradec Králové.
Community structure
No districts are shown for the municipality of Ohnišťany. The settlements Nové Ohnišťany, Podlesí, Paška and Staré Ohnišťany belong to Ohnišťany. Basic settlement units are Ohnišťany and Podlesí.
Attractions
- St. Wenceslas Church; the building, erected in the 15th century, got its present form after the fire of 1804.
- Neo-Gothic Podlesí castle with English park, built 1877–1883 on the site of a sheep farm, southwest of the village
Sons and daughters of the church
- František Smetana (1914–2004), cellist and music teacher