Kratonohy

History

The first written mention of Kratonohy is from 1316, the village of Michnovka was first mentioned in 1720. In the 14th century, a fortress probably existed here, but the oldest written record about the citadel comes from the 16th century. In the second half of the 14th century, owners of the village were the lords of Častolovice, Licek of Kratonohy and Perchta, daughter of Sezema of Kostomlaty. Perchta made a donation of some estates to St. George's Convent in Prague. From 1407 to 1467, Kratonohy was owned by Hroch of Dobřenice and brothers Jiří and Adam Dobřenský. In 1623, Kratonohy was bought by Alžběta Vchynská of Vchynice na Chlumci. The homestead had been held by the Kinsky family to 1644, but due to mortgages, they sold it to Asterles of Asterfeld. During the 18th century, the Kratonohy estate was merged with Chlumec estate.

Geography

Kratonohy is located about west of Hradec Králové. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the East Elbe Table. The highest point is the hill Medenec at above sea level.

Most-observed species

• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,351
• Gray/Purple Heron

  Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,133
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,078
• Mute Swan

  Cygnus olor (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  1,033
• Graylag Goose

  Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  956
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  882
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  876
• Eurasian Coot

  Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  833

Most recent

• M 3 — 2006-03-21
  1 km NNW of Bystré, Czechia
• M 3.4 — 2005-10-25
  0 km N of ?ervený Kostelec, Czechia
• M 2.9 — 2005-08-10
  2 km WSW of ?ervený Kostelec, Czechia
• M 2.8 — 2005-04-07
  2 km SE of ?wierzawa, Poland
• M 2.7 — 2004-08-13
  3 km SSW of Karpacz, Poland
• M 2.5 — 2004-06-03
  6 km WNW of Janowice Wielkie, Poland