Stěžery
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.
Stěžery | |
|---|---|
 St. Marcus Church | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Stěžery Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°12′44″N 15°45′13″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Hradec Králové |
| District | Hradec Králové |
| First mentioned | 1229 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.82 km2 (4.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 255 m (837 ft) |
| Population (2020-01-01[1]) | |
| • Total | 2,100 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 503 21 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
Villages Charbuzice, Hřibsko and Stěžírky are administrative parts of Stěžery.
Landmarks
- St. Marcus Church, since 1350, now an empire style church as of 1832.
- Manor Stěžery, as rebuilt 1802–1803 in a Renaissance style by Ernst Christoph von Harrach. Since 2003 municipal estate.
- Villa of a factory owner Šulc (Šulcova vila)
- Statues of St. John of Nepomuk, St. Wenceslaus, St. Trinity, St. Mary and Jan Hus
- Powder magazine of the former fort Hradec Králové (Königgrätz), on the road to Kukleny
- Mediumwave broadcasting site in the North at Charbuzice. Formerly used by Czech Radio but abandoned and only a private station Rádio Dechovka is aired (792 kHz).
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
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