Hrádek | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Hradec Králové |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Hradec Králové |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 50.2233°N 15.6672°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1377 |
Area Total Km2: | 2.76 |
Elevation M: | 275 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 183 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 503 15 |
Hrádek is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
The Czech word hrádek (a diminutive form of hrad) means 'small castle'.
Hrádek is located about 10km (10miles) west of Hradec Králové. It lies a flat landscape in the East Elbe Table. The highest point is at 292m (958feet) above sea level.
The first written mention of Hrádek is from 1377. A fortress stood here until 1528.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark of Hrádek is the Church of Saint George. It was built in 1692, after the old wooden church from the first half of the 14th century was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War.[2]
The Hrádek u Nechanic Castle was built in the neo-Gothic style in 1839–1857, but despite its name and location in the vicinity of the village, it lies outside the municipal territory.[2]