Jablonné nad Orlicí (; german: Gabel an der Adler) is a town in

Ústí nad Orlicí District Ústí nad Orlicí District ( cs, okres Ústí nad Orlicí) is a district ('' okres'') within Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Ústí nad Orlicí. The district has borders with Pardubice District to the west, Svit ...

in the

Pardubice Region Pardubice Region ( cs, Pardubický kraj; , ; pl, Kraj pardubicki) is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located mainly in the eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia, with a small part in northwestern Moravia. It ...

of the

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. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.

Etymology

The town was originally called ''Gablona'', which was probably a term for a customhouse, where charges were levied for transported salt.

History

The first written mention of Jablonné is from 1304 as Gablona. It was founded in the second half of the 13th century, probably in 1285, when the Lanšperk estate was donated to

Zavis of Falkenstein Zavis of Falkenstein ( cs, Záviš z Falkenštejna; – 24 August 1290), a member of the noble house of Vítkovci, was a Bohemian noble and opponent of King Ottokar II. Biography Zavis was a scion of the Vítkovci lords of Krumlov, his ...

by King

Wenceslaus II of Bohemia Wenceslaus II Přemyslid ( cs, Václav II.; pl, Wacław II Czeski; 27 SeptemberK. Charvátová, ''Václav II. Král český a polský'', Prague 2007, p. 18. 1271 – 21 June 1305) was King of Bohemia (1278–1305), Duke of Cracow (1291–13 ...

. In the first half of the 14th century Jablonné belonged to

Zbraslav Monastery The Cistercian Abbey of Zbraslav ( la, Aula Regia, cs, Zbraslavský klášter) located in Zbraslav near Prague (today part of Prague) was one of the most significant monastery, monasteries of the Cistercians, Cistercian Order in the Kingdom of Bo ...

. From 1409 to 1453 Jablonné formed a small separate estate. In 1453, it was acquired by the Kostka of Postupice family and merged again with Lanšperk estate. In 1507, Jablonné was bought by the

Pernštejn family The Pernštejn (german: Pernstein) was one of the seven Moravian dynasty families and the most important (uradel) family originating from Moravian nobility. The first mentioned member of House of Pernštejn lived in the 13th century. They took th ...

and in 1508, it was promoted to a

market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rural ...

. In 1588, Jablonné was acquired by the Hřán family, and sold to

Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein Karl I (30 July 1569 – 12 February 1627), was the first member of the Liechtenstein family to become a Prince of Liechtenstein, thus he was the founder of the Princely Family of Liechtenstein. Karl was the elder son of Hartmann II, Baron of ...

in 1622. His descendants held possession of Jablonné until 1918. In 1874, the railway was built, which started the economical development of the market town. In 1906, Jablonné was promoted to a town.

Transport

Jablonné nad Orlicí lies on the railway from

Ústí nad Orlicí Ústí nad Orlicí (; german: Wildenschwert) is a town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. The town lies in the Orlické Mountains on the confluence of the rivers Tichá Orlice and Třebovka. The town ce ...

Štíty Štíty (; until 1949 Šilperk; german: Schildberg) is a town in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument ...

. Main road I/11

Hradec Králové Hradec Králové (; german: Königgrätz) is a city of the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Hradec Králové Region. The historic centre of Hradec Králové is well preserved and is protected by law as an ...

–

Mosty u Jablunkova (until 1949 Mosty; pl, , german: Mosty bei Jablunkau) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,700 inhabitants. Polish minority makes up 13.3% of the popula ...

leads through the town.

Sights

The historic centre is formed by the 5. května Square and adjacent streets. In the historic centre there are many preserved houses in folk architecture and in the Baroque style. The landmark of the square is a storey farmhouse with arcade and wooden porch from 1750, nowadays the town hall. The Marian column in the middle of the square is from 1748. The Church of Saint Bartholomew was built in Baroque style in 1732. It replaced an older church destroyed by fire.

Notable people

* Andrea Kalousová (born 1996), Czech Miss 2015

Twin towns – sister cities

Jablonné nad Orlicí is twinned with: *

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, Switzerland *

Kondratowice Kondratowice is a village in Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district ( gmina) called Gmina Kondratowice. It lies approximately west of Strzelin, and south of the regi ...

, Poland * Seehausen, Germany Jablonné nad Orlicí also cooperates with

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in Austria.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jablonne Nad Orlici Populated places in Ústí nad Orlicí District Cities and towns in the Czech Republic