Jablonné nad Orlicí

Jablonné nad Orlicí
Town
Jablonné nad Orlicí seen from the north
Flag Coat of arms
Jablonné nad Orlicí Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°1′47″N 16°36′2″E / 50.02972°N 16.60056°E / 50.02972; 16.60056Coordinates: 50°1′47″N 16°36′2″E / 50.02972°N 16.60056°E / 50.02972; 16.60056
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Ústí nad Orlicí
First mentioned	1304
Government
• Mayor	Miroslav Wágner
Area
• Total	4.37 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Elevation	421 m (1,381 ft)
Population  (2020-01-01[1])
• Total	3,149
• Density	720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	561 64
Website	www.jablonneno.cz

Jablonné nad Orlicí (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjablonɛː ˈnat orlɪtsiː]; German: Gabel an der Adler) is a town in the Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,100 inhabitants.

History[]

St. Bartholomew Church, built in 1732

The town was first recorded as Gablona in 1304. Gablona means custom-house. Jablonné is mentioned in 1093 as a market village, but the first written record was in 1304. King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia gave Jablonné to Zavis of Falkenstein. In the 14th century Jablonné belonged to Zbraslav Monastery. In 1622 Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein bought the village; his descendants held possession of the town until 1918.

Transport[]

• Railway No.024 (Ústí nad Orlicí – Lichkov – Štíty/Międzylesie)
• Main road I/11 (Hradec Králové – Mosty u Jablunkova)

Notable people[]

• Andrea Kalousová (born 1996), Czech Miss 2015

Twin towns – sister cities[]

Jablonné nad Orlicí is twinned with:^[2]

• Hinwil, Switzerland
• Kondratowice, Poland
• Seehausen, Germany

Partner town[]

Jablonné nad Orlicí also cooperates with:^[2]

• Stockerau, Austria

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Jablonné nad Orlicí at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website

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