Podhradí is a market town in

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in the

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of the

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. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Podhradí consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Podhradí (95) *Čejkovice (162) *Hlásná Lhota (79) *Šlikova Ves (115) *Vokšice (42)

Geography

Podhradí is located about southwest of

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and northwest of

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. It lies in the

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. The highest point is the hill Veliš at above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Podhradí is from 1546.

Demographics

Transport

The I/32 road from

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passes through the eastern part of the municipal territory.

Sights

On the Veliš hill is a ruin of the eponymous castle. Although the castle was one of the most important in the region in the Middle Ages, little information about it has been preserved. The castle was founded at the end of the 13th century and was abandoned after 1650. It had strong late Gothic outer fortifications that were among the best in the country at the time. Parts of it have survived to this day, as well as several fragments of the core. Loreto – the Chapel of the Virgin Mary is located on a small hill in the woods near Podhradí. It was built in the Baroque style in 1694 by the Counts of Schlick. The Vokšice Castle was built in Vokšice at the end of the 17th century. The early Baroque building was later modified in the

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. The Chapel of Saint Rosalia was built next to the castle in the first half of the 19th century. Part of the castle complex is also a valuable granary, built in 1700 according to the design by

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Podhradi Populated places in Jičín District Market towns in the Czech Republic