Potštejn
Potštejn (German: Pottenstein) is a municipality and village in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Divoká Orlice River.
Potštejn | |
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 Aerial view | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Potštejn Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°4′56″N 16°18′32″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Hradec Králové |
| District | Rychnov nad Kněžnou |
| First mentioned | 1350 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Petr Dostál |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.03 km2 (3.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
| Population (2021-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 970 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 517 43 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
The village of Brná is an administrative part of Potštejn.
Etymology
The name of the municipality was derived from name of castle with the same name, which was called by its founder Půta (Puota) of Drslavic: Puota's stone, Puttenstein, misspelled as Potštejn. From the end of the 19th century till 1924 the name Potštýn nad Orlicí was used.
History
One of the famous owners of the castle was the King Charles IV.
The renewed Unity of the Brethren was founded in Potštejn in 1870.
In literature
The Potštejn Castle was famed in Alois Jirásek's novel Poklad.
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
- "Main Page" (in Czech). Obec Potštejn. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
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