Staré Hradiště () is a municipality and village in

Pardubice District Pardubice District () is a Okres, district in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Pardubice. Administrative division Pardubice District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with ex ...

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 2,200 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Staré Hradiště consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Staré Hradiště (1,173) *Brozany (516) *Hradiště na Písku (261)

Etymology

The name Staré Hradiště means "old gord". Because the name Hradiště is common name of Czech places, the attribute ''starý'' was given to distinguish it from other places.

Geography

Staré Hradiště is located north 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 ...

, in its immediate vicinity. It lies in a flat landscape of the

East Elbe Table The East Elbe Table () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Hradec Králové, Pardubice and Central Bohemian region. The Elbe River flows through the territory, after which the plateau is nam ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the

Elbe The Elbe ( ; ; or ''Elv''; Upper Sorbian, Upper and , ) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Republic), then Ge ...

River.

History

The first written mention of Hradiště is from 1142. Until 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 village was owned by the monastery in Opatovice. In 1436, Staré Hradiště was acquired by

Diviš Bořek of Miletínek Diviš Bořek of Miletínek (, ; cca 1360s – 8 January 1438) was a Czech Knight and captain of the Hussites in eastern and central Bohemia. Life Diviš Bořek started his career as a poor, rural nobleman of Czech origin, seated at small strong ...

. The village was then joined to the Pardubice estate and shared its owners and destinies.

Demographics

Transport

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

Sights

Staré Hradiště is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a Baroque granary.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stare Hradiste Villages in Pardubice District