Anenská Studánka () 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

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of the

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. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Anenská Studánka consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Anenská Studánka (169) *Helvíkov (15)

Geography

Anenská Studánka is located about southeast 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 southeast 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 in the Orlické Foothills. The highest point is at above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Anenská Studánka is from 1292, when it was owned by the

Zbraslav Monastery The Cistercian Abbey of Zbraslav (, , ) 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 Bohemia (present-day Czech Republic). Fou ...

. Before 1678, a spa with a chapel was founded here. The spa was replaced by a new building in 1735, which was built by the then owners of Anenská Studánka, the

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Demographics

Economy

The building of the former spa today serves as a home for people with mental disabilities.

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Anenská Studánka is the Church of Saint Lawrence. It was built in 1907, on the site of an old church from 1607.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anenska Studanka Villages in Ústí nad Orlicí District