Bartošovice v Orlických horách () is a municipality and village in
Rychnov nad Kněžnou District Rychnov may refer to places in the Czech Republic:
*Rychnov, a village and part of Krouna in the Pardubice Region
*Rychnov, a village and part of Verneřice in the Ústí nad Labem Region
* Rychnov na Moravě, a municipality and village in the Pa ...
in the
Hradec Králové Region
Hradec Králové Region (, ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic located in the north-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia. It is named after its capital Hradec Králové. The region neighbours the Pardubice Region in t ...
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 200 inhabitants.
Geography
Bartošovice v Orlických horách is located about east of
Rychnov nad Kněžnou
Rychnov nad Kněžnou (; ) is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban m ...
and east of
Hradec Králové
Hradec Králové (; ) is a city of the Czech Republic. It has about 94,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Hradec Králové Region. The historic centre of Hradec Králové is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech R ...
. It lies in the
Orlické Mountains
The Orlické Mountains (, , ) or Eagle Mountains are a mountain range located mainly in northeastern Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It is a mesoregion of the Central Sudetes. They follow the border with Kłodzko Land in Poland
Poland, of ...
. The highest point is the mountain Anenský vrch at above sea level. The municipality is situated along the border with
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
, which is formed by the
Divoká Orlice
The Divoká Orlice (, ) is a river in the Czech Republic and Poland. It flows through Lower Silesian Voivodeship in Poland and through the Hradec Králové and Pardubice regions. It is the upper and middle course of the Orlice, but usually it is c ...
River along its entire length.
History
The settlement of the area started in 1495, when Czech nobleman Jan Bartoušovský of Labouň bought this land with the right to establish a village.
The first written mention of Bartošovice is from 1548.
Between 1938 and 1945, the municipality was annexed by
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German Reich, German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a Totalit ...
and administered as part of
Reichsgau Sudetenland
The Reichsgau Sudetenland was an administrative division of Nazi Germany from 1939 to 1945. It comprised the northern part of the ''Sudetenland'' territory, which was annexed from Czechoslovakia according to the 30 September 1938 Munich Agreement. ...
. After World War II, the German population was
expelled by the
Beneš decrees
The Beneš decrees were a series of laws drafted by the Czechoslovak government-in-exile in the absence of the Czechoslovak parliament during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in World War II. They were issued by President Edvard Beneš fr ...
.
Demographics
Transport
In the municipality is the road border crossing ''Bartošovice v Orlických horách /
Niemojów'' with Poland.
Sights
The main landmark of the village is the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene. This Baroque church dates from 1673, when it replaced an old wooden church. It was reconstructed in 1906, after it was damaged by a fire.
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References
External links
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batzdorf.de.tl
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Villages in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District