Chvaleč

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Chvaleč

Total population

418

Elevation493 m

Land area17.22 km²

Coordinates50.60°, 16.04°

Demographic figures from Czech Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Chvaleč is a municipality and village in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. It is located on the border with Poland.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

G

Georg Pacák

Czech sculptor

Hermann Clemens Kosel

Austrian artist, photographer and writer

J

Josef Milfait

Czech athlete

J

Joseph Anton von Petzek

(1744-1804)

R

Rut Brodská

M

Michal Kraus

Czech born American Holocaust survivor (1930-2018)

W

Winfried Kreutzer

H

Hans Pauer

Paulina Skavová

Czech sculptor

V

Vincenz Weber

(1809-1859)

L

Libor Foltman

Czech athlete

W

Wilhelm Ferdinand Rong

A

Alois Franz Paul Nowák

M

Miloš Makovec

film director and screenwriter (1919-2000)

Z

Zdeněk Šumník

researcher

Filip John

German (beach) volleyball player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Hradec Králové

• Boharyně
  32.5 mi away · pop. 186
• Jivany
  33 mi away · pop. 88
• Piancaldoli
  490.5 mi away · pop. 143
• Istia-Sigliola-Greta
  498.9 mi away · pop. 93
• Traversa
  500.1 mi away · pop. 160
• Luco Mugello
  504.7 mi away · pop. 1,114
• Pavana
  505.4 mi away · pop. 414
• Sasseta
  505.8 mi away · pop. 275
• Galliano
  505.9 mi away · pop. 1,122
• Cavarzano
  506.8 mi away · pop. 226
• Vernio
  507.1 mi away · pop. 6,060
• Vicchio
  507.6 mi away · pop. 7,145

Browse all places in Hradec Králové →

Recently spotted species

Brown Hawker

Aeshna grandis

Seen 2026-09-24

Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

Seen 2026-09-23

maidenhair spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

Seen 2026-09-23

Southern Hawker

Aeshna cyanea

Seen 2026-09-23

Caninae

Caninae

Seen 2026-09-23

Great Diving Beetle

Dytiscus marginalis

Seen 2026-09-23

Straw Dot

Rivula sericealis

Seen 2026-09-22

Yellow Foxglove

Digitalis grandiflora

Seen 2026-09-22

Ratzeburg's Woodlouse

Trachelipus ratzeburgii

Seen 2026-09-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

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