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Blešno

Coordinates: 50°12′50″N 15°55′51″E / 50.21389°N 15.93083°E / 50.21389; 15.93083
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Blešno
Municipality
Municipal office
Municipal office
Flag of Blešno
Flag
Coat of arms of Blešno
Coat of arms
Blešno is located in Czech Republic
Blešno
Blešno
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°12′50″N 15°55′51″E / 50.21389°N 15.93083°E / 50.21389; 15.93083
Country Czech Republic
RegionHradec Králové
DistrictHradec Králové
First mentioned1496
Area
 • Total
4.11 km2 (1.59 sq mi)
Elevation
237 m (778 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total
451
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
503 46
Websitewww.blesno.cz

Blešno is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name was probably derived from the false fleabane plant, called blešník in Czech. According to some sources, the name is derived from blecha (i.e. 'flea') and derisively meant "full of fleas".[2]

Geography

Blešno is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Hradec Králové. It lies in a flat landscape in the Orlice Table. The Orlice river flows along the southern municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Blešno is from 1496, when it was bought by Mikuláš Trčka of Lípa and became part of the Opočno estate. After the estate was confiscated in 1636, Emperor Ferdinand II donated the estate to the Colloredo family. The Colloredo family, from 1789 known as the Colloredo-Mansfeld family, owned Blešno until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1849.[2]

Transport

The I/11 road from Hradec Králové to Šumperk passes through the municipality.

Sights

Blešno is poor in monuments. The only cultural monument is the Chapel of the Heart of Jesus. It was built in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1913.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ a b "Obec Blešno, historie a současnost" (in Czech). Obec Blešno. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  3. ^ "Kaple Srdce Ježíšova" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
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