Blešno is a municipality and village in
Hradec Králové District in the
Hradec Králové Region of the
Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name was probably derived from the
false fleabane plant, called ''blešník'' in Czech. According to some sources, the name is derived from ''blecha'' (i.e. '
flea') and derisively meant "full of fleas".
Geography
Blešno is located about east of
Hradec Králové. It lies in a flat landscape in the
Orlice Table
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. The
Orlice River flows along the southern municipal border.
History
The first written mention of Blešno is from 1496, when it was bought by Mikuláš Trčka of Lípa and became part of the
Opočno
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estate. After the estate was confiscated in 1636, Emperor
Ferdinand II donated the estate to the Colloredo family. The Colloredo family, from 1789 known as the
Colloredo-Mansfeld family, owned Blešno until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1849.
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Demographics
Transport
The I/11 road from Hradec Králové to Šumperk passes through the municipality.
Sights
Blešno is poor in monuments. The only cultural monument is the Chapel of the Heart of Jesus. It was built in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1913.
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Villages in Hradec Králové District