Albrechtice nad Orlicí | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Hradec Králové |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Rychnov nad Kněžnou |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 50.1397°N 16.0644°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1279 |
Area Total Km2: | 5.24 |
Elevation M: | 250 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1025 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 517 22 |
Albrechtice nad Orlicí (de|Albrechtsdorf an der Adler) is a municipality and village in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
Albrechtice nad Orlicí is located about southeast of Hradec Králové. It lies in a flat landscape of the Orlice Table. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Orlice River.
The first written mention of Albrechtice is from 1279. Between 1346 and 1378, the village was promoted to a market town. In 1495, it was acquired by Vilém II of Pernštejn. During the rule of the Pernštejn family, Albrechtice lost its significance and the title of a market town.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[3] The main landmark of Albrechtice nad Orlicí is the Church of Saint John the Baptist.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic. Albrechtice nad Orlicí is twinned with:[4]