Deštné 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 600 inhabitants.

Geography

Deštné v Orlických horách is located about 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 of Deštné v Orlických horách and of the entire mountain range is the mountain

Velká Deštná Velká Deštná () is a mountain in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. With an elevation of , it is the highest mountain of the Orlické Mountains and of the whole Central Sudetes range. There is an observation tower on top of the ...

at above sea level. The municipality briefly borders Poland in the east. The upper course of the

Bělá Bělá may refer to: Places in the Czech Republic *Bělá (Havlíčkův Brod District), a municipality and village in the Vysočina Region * Bělá (Opava District), a municipality and village in the Moravian-Silesian Region * Bělá (Pelhřimov Di ...

River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Deštné v Orlických horách is from 1362. It was founded before 1350. it belonged to the now non-existent

Cistercian The Cistercians (), officially the Order of Cistercians (, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint Benedict, as well as the contri ...

Svaté Pole Monastery in Klášter nad Dědinou.

Demographics

Transport

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

Sport

Deštné v Orlických horách is known for its ski resort.

Sights

The main landmark of Deštné v Orlických horách is the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene. It was built in the Baroque style in 1723–1726. The church was built according to the design by

Jan Santini Aichel Jan Blažej Santini Aichel, also spelled Aichl (, ; 3 February 1677 – 7 December 1723) was a Czechs, Czech architect of Italians, Italian descent, whose major works are representative of the unique Czech Baroque architecture#Baroque G ...

and was probably one of his last works. The Velká Deštná observation tower was opened in 2019. It replaced an old wooden tower, demolished in 2010. The new observation tower has a steel structure covered with wood and is high. The observation tower is among the three most visited observation towers in the country with about 100,000 visitors per year.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Destne v Orlickych horach Villages in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District Ski areas and resorts in the Czech Republic