Staré Hradiště (german: Alt Hradischt) is a municipality and village in

Pardubice District Pardubice District ( cs, okres Pardubice) is a district (''okres'') within the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Pardubice. Overview Pardubice District is the smallest district of the region but has the highest po ...

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

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Brozany and Hradiště na Písku are administrative parts of Staré Hradiště.

Etymology

The name Staré Hradiště means "old gord". Because the name Hradiště is common name of Czech places, the attribute ''starý'' was given to distinguish it from other places.

Geography

Staré Hradiště is located north of

Pardubice Pardubice (; german: Pardubitz) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 89,000 inhabitants. It is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the Elbe River. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monu ...

, in its immediate vicinity. It lies in a flat landscape of the

East Elbe Table East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sunrise, Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the

Elbe The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Repu ...

river.

History

The first written mention of Hradiště is from 1142. Until the

Hussite Wars The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were a series of civil wars fought between the Hussites and the combined Catholic forces of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, European monarchs loyal to the Cat ...

, the village was owned by the monastery in Opatovice. In 1436, Staré Hradiště was acquired by

Diviš Bořek of Miletínek Diviš Bořek z Miletínka (german: Diwisch Borek von Miletin) (died 8 January 1438) was a captain of the Hussites in eastern and central Bohemia. He started his career as a poor, rural nobleman of Czech origin, seated at small stronghold named ...

. The village was then joined to the Pardubice estate and shared its owners and destinies.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Staré Hradiště is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a Baroque granary.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stare Hradiste Villages in Pardubice District