Horní Jelení

Horní Jelení
Horní Jelení
Town
	Church of the Holy Trinity and the rectory
	Flag Coat of arms
	Horní Jelení Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°2′57″N 16°5′3″E / 50.04917°N 16.08417°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Pardubice
First mentioned	1472
Government
• Mayor	Petr Tupec
Area
• Total	24.48 km2 (9.45 sq mi)
Elevation	305 m (1,001 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	2,124
• Density	87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	533 74, 534 01
Website	www.hornijeleni.cz

Horní Jelení is a town in Pardubice District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Dolní Jelení and Rousínov are administrative parts of Horní Jelení.

Geography

Horní Jelení is located about 21 kilometres (13 mi) east of Pardubice. It lies in a flat landscape of the Orlice Table. The stream of Ředický potok flows through the town. The area is rich in brooks and small fishponds.

History

The first written mention of Horní Jelení is from 1472. It is a document that describes the division of property after the death of George of Poděbrady between his sons, and according to which Horní Jelení was part of the Litice estate, which fell to Boček IV of Poděbrady. In 1483, he gave the Litice estate to his brother Henry the Younger of Poděbrady. He fell into debt and sold the estate to the Pernštejn family in 1495. Vilém II of Pernštejn founded several fishponds around Horní Jelení. In 1555, Horní Jelení was promoted to a market town.^[2]

The Pernštejns sold Horní Jelení in 1556 to Ernest of Bavaria, but he immediately began to sell off the estate piece by piece. In 1573, Horní Jelení was acquired by the Bubna of Litice family, which owned it until 1790. In 1912, Emperor Franz Joseph I promoted Horní Jelení to a town.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,156	—
1880	2,190	+1.6%
1890	2,220	+1.4%
1900	2,112	−4.9%
1910	2,276	+7.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	2,340	+2.8%
1930	2,407	+2.9%
1950	1,956	−18.7%
1961	1,956	+0.0%
1970	1,837	−6.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,757	−4.4%
1991	1,508	−14.2%
2001	1,685	+11.7%
2011	1,942	+15.3%
2021	2,037	+4.9%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

The I/36 road, which connects Pradubice with Rychnov nad Kněžnou District, runs along the northwestern municipal border.

Sights

The main landmark of Horní Jelení is the Church of the Holy Trinity. It is a valuable neo-Gothic church, built in 1864–1866. There are several Baroque statues in front of the church.^[5] Next to the church is a Baroque rectory from the 18th century.^[6]

Notable people

Karel Kaplan (1928–2023), historian

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b "Historie města" (in Czech). Město Horní Jelení. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel Nejsvětější Trojice" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
^ "Fara" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-11-29.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[history-2] "Historie města" (in Czech). Město Horní Jelení. Retrieved 2023-11-29.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Kostel Nejsvětější Trojice" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-11-29.

[6] "Fara" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-11-29.

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