Stěžery

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Stěžery
St. Marcus Church
St. Marcus Church
Flag of Stěžery
Coat of arms of Stěžery
Stěžery is located in Czech Republic
Stěžery
Stěžery
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°12′44″N 15°45′13″E / 50.21222°N 15.75361°E / 50.21222; 15.75361Coordinates: 50°12′44″N 15°45′13″E / 50.21222°N 15.75361°E / 50.21222; 15.75361
Country Czech Republic
RegionHradec Králové
DistrictHradec Králové
First mentioned1229
Area
 • Total12.82 km2 (4.95 sq mi)
Elevation
255 m (837 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total2,100
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
503 21
Websitewww.stezery.cz

Stěžery is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[]

Villages Charbuzice, Hřibsko and Stěžírky are administrative parts of Stěžery.

Landmarks[]

  • St. Marcus Church, since 1350, now an empire style church as of 1832.
  • Manor Stěžery, as rebuilt 1802–1803 in a Renaissance style by Ernst Christoph von Harrach. Since 2003 municipal estate.
  • Villa of a factory owner Šulc (Šulcova vila)
  • Statues of St. John of Nepomuk, St. Wenceslaus, St. Trinity, St. Mary and Jan Hus
  • Powder magazine of the former fort Hradec Králové (Königgrätz), on the road to Kukleny
  • Mediumwave broadcasting site in the North at Charbuzice. Formerly used by Czech Radio but abandoned and only a private station Rádio Dechovka is aired (792 kHz).

References[]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.

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