Stěžery | |
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Stěžery Location in the Czech Republic | |
Coordinates: 50°12′44″N 15°45′13″E / 50.21222°N 15.75361°E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | Hradec Králové |
District | Hradec Králové |
First mentioned | 1229 |
Area | |
• Total | 12.82 km2 (4.95 sq mi) |
Elevation | 255 m (837 ft) |
Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,133 |
• Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 503 21 |
Website | www |
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 of Charbuzice, Hřibsko and Stěžírky are administrative parts of Stěžery.
Geography
Stěžery is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Hradec Králové. It lies in the East Elbe Table.
History
The first written mention of Stěžery is from 1229.[2]
Sights
The wooden Church of Saint Mark the Evangelist was first mentioned in 1350[3] or 1355.[2] In 1832, it was replaced by the current construction in the Empire style.[3]
Stěžery Castle was originally a fortress, rebuilt in 1802–1803 in a Renaissance style by Ernst Christoph of Harrach. The original fortress formed the northern wing of the castle. Today's appearance is mainly the result of modern reconstructions.[4]
The Stěžery Zoopark is a small zoopark with an area of 2 ha (5 acres).[5]
References
- ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- 1 2 "O minulosti, jménu a nejstarších dějinách Stěžer do roku 1547" (in Czech). Obec Stěžery. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- 1 2 "Kostel sv. Marka" (in Czech). Hrady.cz. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ↑ "Zámek Stěžery" (in Czech). Hrady.cz. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ↑ "Zoopark Stěžery u Hradce Králové" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2021-09-28.