What is the population of Kuks, Hradec Králové?

Kuks has a population of approximately 210 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Kuks, Hradec Králové located?

Kuks is located in Hradec Králové, Czechia, at approximate coordinates 50.4012°, 15.8899°.

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Kuks

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Kuks

Total population

210

Elevation283 m

Land area4.83 km²

Coordinates50.40°, 15.89°

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Elevation

283 m

Area

4.83 km²

Official website

www.kuks.cz

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Overview

Kuks is a municipality and village in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. The municipality is located on the Elbe River. Its main feature is a Baroque spa building with famous sculptures by Matthias Braun. The village with the Baroque complex is protected as a monument reservation.

History & geography

History

Before any settlement was established here, the area was used for gold panning. The Kuks village was founded after the spa was founded here. On the slope of the Elbe in Kuks, there used to be mineral springs. In 1692–1696, Count Sporck directed three of them at one place and built a simple spa. When the healing effects of the water were proven by professors of the Charles-Ferdinand University and experts from Baden-Baden, Sporck enlarged the spa. In 1696, he had built Chapel of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, followed by chateau in front of it in 1710. In 1707–1715, the hospital and the Church of the Holy Trinity with the crypt were built. The interiors and exteriors were decorated with Baroque sculptures by Matthias Braun, the most famous of which are the Virtues and Vices. Behind the hospital there was a garden, and the whole complex was closed by a cemetery. Sporck died in 1738 and his heirs were not interested in maintaining the spa. A flood in 1740 destroyed most of the infrastructure and put the spa out of business. Kuks turned into a quiet village with mostly German population. In 1896, the uninhabited chateau burned down and in 1901, its ruins were demolished. In 1938, Kuks was annexed by Nazi Germany and administered as part of the Reichsgau Sudetenland. After World War II, the German-speaking population was expelled and replaced by Czech settlers.

Geography

Kuks is located about south of Trutnov and north of Hradec Králové. It lies on the border of three geomorphological regions: the lowlands of East Elbe Table and Orlice Table, and the undulating landscape of the Jičín Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level. The Elbe River flows through the municipality.

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