Roudnice

Not to be confused with Roudnice nad Labem.

Municipality in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Roudnice

Municipality

Homestead, a cultural monument

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Roudnice

Location in the Czech Republic

Coordinates: 50°10′34″N 15°39′6″E﻿ / ﻿50.17611°N 15.65167°E﻿ / 50.17611; 15.65167
Country|  Czech Republic
Region| Hradec Králové
District| Hradec Králové
First mentioned| 1384
Area

• Total

| 11.08 km2 (4.28 sq mi)
Elevation

| 235 m (771 ft)
Population

(2025-01-01)[1]

• Total

| 808
• Density| 73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

503 27

Website| www.obecroudnice.cz

Roudnice is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

## Etymology

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The name is derived from the red shades of colour (in Czech rudá) of the water in the eponymous local brook, caused by the ore subsoil.[2]

## Geography

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Roudnice is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Hradec Králové. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the East Elbe Table. There are several lakes created by flooding sand-gravel quarries. The brook Roudnický potok flows through the municipality.

## History

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The first written mention of Roudnice is from 1384. At the end of the 14th century at the latest, a fortress was built north of the village. In 1513, it was acquired by the Pernštejn family and merged with the Pardubice estate. From 1560 until the abolition of serfdom in 1848, it was a property of the royal chamber.[2]

## Demographics

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Historical population| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1869| 896| —
1880| 1,014| +13.2%
1890| 959| −5.4%
1900| 922| −3.9%
1910| 882| −4.3%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1921| 867| −1.7%
1930| 862| −0.6%
1950| 604| −29.9%
1961| 569| −5.8%
1970| 568| −0.2%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1980| 528| −7.0%
1991| 491| −7.0%
2001| 511| +4.1%
2011| 622| +21.7%
2021| 656| +5.5%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

## Transport

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

## Sights

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Roudnice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monuments are two Neoclassical homesteads.[5]

## Notable people

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* Franciszek Ksawery Matejko (1789/1793–1860), musician and teacher

## References

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1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
2. ^ a b "Historie obce Roudnice" (in Czech). Obec Roudnice. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
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. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Roudnice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

## External links

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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
* Smiřice
* Smržov
* Sovětice
* Stará Voda
* Starý Bydžov
* Stěžery
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* Střezetice
* Světí
* Syrovátka
* Těchlovice
* Třebechovice pod Orebem
* Třesovice
* Urbanice
* Vinary
* Vrchovnice
* Všestary
* Výrava
* Vysoká nad Labem
* Vysoký Újezd
* Zachrašťany
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