Stěžery

Municipality in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

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50°12′44″N 15°45′13″E / 50.21222°N 15.75361°E / 50.21222; 15.75361Country

Czech RepublicRegion Hradec Králové District Hradec KrálovéFirst mentioned1229Area

• Total12.82 km² (4.95 sq mi)Elevation

255 m (837 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total2,133 • Density170/km² (430/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

503 21

Websitewww.stezery.cz

Stěžery is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Charbuzice, Hřibsko and Stěžírky are administrative parts of Stěžery.

Geography

Stěžery is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Hradec Králové. It lies in the East Elbe Table. The highest point is at 310 m (1,020 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Stěžery is in a deed of King Ottokar I from 1229, when the village was acquired by the monastery in Opatovice nad Labem. The monastery owned Stěžery until the Hussite Wars. From 1421 to 1547, the village was a property of the city of Hradec Králové.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,328	—
1880	1,510	+13.7%
1890	1,531	+1.4%
1900	1,544	+0.8%
1910	1,554	+0.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,656	+6.6%
1930	1,646	−0.6%
1950	1,309	−20.5%
1961	1,358	+3.7%
1970	1,270	−6.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,411	+11.1%
1991	1,560	+10.6%
2001	1,596	+2.3%
2011	1,747	+9.5%
2021	2,112	+20.9%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

The D11 motorway from Prague to Hradec Králové runs through the municipality.

Sights

The wooden Church of Saint Mark the Evangelist was first mentioned in 1350^[5] or 1355.^[2] In 1832, it was replaced by the current construction in the Empire style.^[5]

Stěžery Castle was originally a fortress, rebuilt in the Renaissance style in 1802–1803 by Ernst Christoph of Harrach. The original fortress formed the northern wing of the castle. Today's appearance is mainly the result of modern reconstructions.^[6]

The Stěžery Zoopark is a small zoopark with an area of 2 ha (5 acres).^[7]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b "O minulosti, jménu a nejstarších dějinách Stěžer do roku 1547" (in Czech). Obec Stěžery. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Hradec Králové" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 15–16.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ ^a ^b "Kostel sv. Marka" (in Czech). Hrady.cz. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
^ "Zámek Stěžery" (in Czech). Hrady.cz. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
^ "Zoopark Stěžery u Hradce Králové" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2021-09-28.