Benátky (Hradec Králové District)

Municipality in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Benátky

Municipality

Centre of Benátky

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Benátky

Location in the Czech Republic

Coordinates: 50°18′37″N 15°44′10″E﻿ / ﻿50.31028°N 15.73611°E﻿ / 50.31028; 15.73611
Country|  Czech Republic
Region| Hradec Králové
District| Hradec Králové
First mentioned| 1241
Area

• Total

| 3.61 km2 (1.39 sq mi)
Elevation

| 274 m (899 ft)
Population

(2025-01-01)[1]

• Total

| 122
• Density| 34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

503 03

Website| oubenatky.cz

Benátky is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

## Etymology

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Benátky is the Czech exonym for Venice. Several settlements in Bohemia founded near rivers and on wet marshy places were named this way, which is also the case of this settlement.[2]

## Geography

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Benátky is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) northwest of Hradec Králové. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the East Elbe Table. The Bystřice River flows along the western municipal border.

## History

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The first written mention of Benátky is from 1241, when it became property of the Teutonic Order. Then the village was owned by the Opatovice Monastery. After the monastery was burned down in 1421 by the Hussites, Benátky was held by various noble families and often changed owners. In 1493–1547, Benátky was owned by the Pernštejn family. In 1547, the village was bought by the Trčka of Lípa family, who annexed it to the Smiřice estate.[3]

## Demographics

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Historical population| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1869| 262| —
1880| 282| +7.6%
1890| 293| +3.9%
1900| 289| −1.4%
1910| 263| −9.0%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1921| 276| +4.9%
1930| 265| −4.0%
1950| 169| −36.2%
1961| 172| +1.8%
1970| 161| −6.4%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1980| 118| −26.7%
1991| 92| −22.0%
2001| 97| +5.4%
2011| 109| +12.4%
2021| 120| +10.1%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

## Transport

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There are no major roads passing through the municipality. The railway that runs through Benátky is unused.

## Sights

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The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is a stone column shrine, which dates from the second half of the 16th century. It is a unique example of a column shrine from the Renaissance period.[6]

The municipality is partly located in the area of the battlefield of the Battle of Königgrätz, which is protected as a landscape monument zone.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
2. ^ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). pp. 55–56.
3. ^ "Historie obce Benátky" (in Czech). Obec Benátky. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. ^ a b "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Benátky". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-12-30.

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Towns and villages of Hradec Králové District

* Babice
* Barchov
* Běleč nad Orlicí
* Benátky
* Blešno
* Boharyně
* Černilov
* Černožice
* Chlumec nad Cidlinou
* Chudeřice
* Čistěves
* Divec
* Dobřenice
* Dohalice
* Dolní Přím
* Habřina
* Hlušice
* Hněvčeves
* Holohlavy
* Hořiněves
* Hradec Králové
* Hrádek
* Humburky
* Hvozdnice
* Jeníkovice
* Jílovice
* Káranice
* Klamoš
* Kobylice
* Kosice
* Kosičky
* Králíky
* Kratonohy
* Kunčice
* Ledce
* Lejšovka
* Lhota pod Libčany
* Libčany
* Libníkovice
* Librantice
* Libřice
* Lišice
* Lochenice
* Lodín
* Lovčice
* Lužany
* Lužec nad Cidlinou
* Máslojedy
* Měník
* Mlékosrby
* Mokrovousy
* Myštěves
* Mžany
* Nechanice
* Neděliště
* Nepolisy
* Nové Město
* Nový Bydžov
* Obědovice
* Ohnišťany
* Olešnice
* Osice
* Osičky
* Petrovice
* Písek
* Prasek
* Praskačka
* Předměřice nad Labem
* Převýšov
* Pšánky
* Puchlovice
* Račice nad Trotinou
* Radíkovice
* Radostov
* Roudnice
* Sadová
* Šaplava
* Sendražice
* Skalice
* Skřivany
* Sloupno
* Smidary
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* Sovětice
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* Těchlovice
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* Urbanice
* Vinary
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* Všestary
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* Vysoký Újezd
* Zachrašťany
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