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
Municipality
Church of Saint Mark the Evangelist
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Stěžery
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°12′44″N 15°45′13″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionHradec Králové
DistrictHradec Králové
First mentioned1229
Area
 • Total12.82 km2 (4.95 sq mi)
Elevation
255 m (837 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total2,110
 • Density160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
503 21
Websitewww.stezery.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Charbuzice, Hřibsko and Stěžírky are administrative parts of Stěžery.

History

The first written mention of Stěžery is from 1229.[2]

Sights

The wooden Church of Saint Mark the Evangelist was first mentioned in 1350[3] or 1355.[2] In 1832 it was replaced by the current construction in the Empire style.[3]

Stěžery Castle was originally a fortress, rebuilt in 1802–1803 in a Renaissance style by Ernst Christoph von Harrach. The original fortress formd the northern wing of the castle. Today's appearance is mainly the result of modern reconstructions.[4]

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

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. "O minulosti, jménu a nejstarších dějinách Stěžer do roku 1547" (in Czech). Obec Stěžery. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  3. "Kostel sv. Marka" (in Czech). Hrady.cz. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  4. "Zámek Stěžery" (in Czech). Hrady.cz. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  5. "Zoopark Stěžery u Hradce Králové" (in Czech). Kudy z nudy. Retrieved 2021-09-28.


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