Týniště nad Orlicí
Týniště nad Orlicí | |
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Town | |
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Týniště nad Orlicí Location in the Czech Republic | |
Coordinates: 50°9′12″N 16°4′43″E / 50.15333°N 16.07861°ECoordinates: 50°9′12″N 16°4′43″E / 50.15333°N 16.07861°E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | Hradec Králové |
District | Rychnov nad Kněžnou |
First mentioned | 1361 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Libor Koldinský |
Area | |
• Total | 52.44 km2 (20.25 sq mi) |
Elevation | 253 m (830 ft) |
Population (2020-01-01[1]) | |
• Total | 6,055 |
• Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 517 21 |
Website | www |
Týniště nad Orlicí (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtiːɲɪʃcɛ ˈnat orlɪtsiː]) is a town in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 6,100 inhabitants.
Administrative parts[]
Villages Křivice, Petrovice, Petrovičky, Rašovice and Štěpánovsko are administrative parts of Týniště nad Orlicí.
Transport[]
It was an important railway station since there were crossing of StEG and ÖNWB and goods were transferred here from and to wagons between these companies.
Notable people[]
- Jan Adolf Brandeis (1818–1872), painter and photographer
- (1865–1926), inventor, rector of Czech Technical University in Prague
- George Chaloupka (1932–2011) Czech-Australian scientist, expert on Indigenous Australian rock art
Twin towns – sister cities[]
Týniště nad Orlicí is twinned with:[2]
- Čierny Balog, Slovakia
References[]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
- ^ "Partnerská města" (in Czech). Město Týniště nad Orlicí. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
External links[]
- Media related to Týniště nad Orlicí at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Czech)
Categories:
- Populated places in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District
- Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
- Hradec Králové Region geography stubs