Albrechtice () is a municipality and village in

Ústí nad Orlicí District Ústí nad Orlicí District () is a Okres, district in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Ústí nad Orlicí, but the most populated town is Česká Třebová. Administrative division Ústí nad Orlicí District ...

in the

Pardubice Region Pardubice Region () is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located mainly in the eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia, with a small part in northwestern Moravia. It is named after its capital Pardubice. As an administrat ...

of the

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

. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Albrecht, meaning "the village of Albrecht's people".

Geography

Albrechtice is located about east of

Ústí nad Orlicí Ústí nad Orlicí (; ) is a town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument z ...

and east of

Pardubice Pardubice (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 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 monument (Czech Repub ...

. It lies mostly in the Zábřeh Highlands, only the southwestern part of the municipal territory extends into the Svitavy Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level. The village is situated in the valley of the Moravská Sázava River.

History

The first written mention of Albrechtice is from 1304, when King Wenceslaus II donated the village to the Zbraslav Monastery, which annexed it to the

Lanškroun Lanškroun (; ) is a town in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,800 inhabitants. It lies on the border of the historical lands of Bohemia and Moravia. The historic town centre is well preserved ...

estate. In 1356, the estate with Albrechtice was acquired by the Litomyšl bishopric. After 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 Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, a ...

, the estate became property of the Kostka of Postupice family, who sold it to the Pernštejn family. In 1588, it was bought by Adam Hrzán of Harasov. From 1622 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850, Albrechtice was owned by the House of Liechtenstein.

Demographics

Transport

The I/43 road from

Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...

and Svitavy to the Czech-Polish border in Králíky passes through the municipality.

Sights

The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is a Baroque column with a sculpture of Pietà. The column dates from 1704, but the sculpture is probably up to 50 years younger. The main landmark of Albrechtice is the Chapel of Saint Anne.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Albrechtice Villages in Ústí nad Orlicí District