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Smiřice

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Smiřice

Total population

2,957

Elevation240 m
Land area10.68 km²
Coordinates50.30°, 15.86°

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City facts

Elevation
240 m
Area
10.68 km²
Official website
www.mestosmirice.cz

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Overview

Smiřice is a town in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,100 inhabitants. The town is located on the right bank of the Elbe River, in the East Elbe Table.

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History & geography

History

The first written mention of Smiřice is from 1361. It was originally a settlement between two branches of the Elbe with a fortress, which was later rebuilt to a castle. Smiřice was the centre of a large estate owned by various noble families, most notably by the Smiřickýs of Smiřice (until 1476), the Trčkas of Lípa (1498–1636) and the Sternbergs (1685–1780). In 1659, the village was promoted to a town.

Geography

Smiřice is located about north of Hradec Králové. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the East Elbe Table. The highest point is the flat hill Lískovec at above sea level. The town is situated on the right bank of the Elbe River.

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Geography

Latitude
50.2996
Longitude
15.8646
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Notable people from here

Václav Hanka
Václav Hanka
Czech archivist, poet, librarian, lexicographer, linguist, literature historian, publicist, translator, writer, university educator and science writer
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Hermann Anton Gelinek
German musician
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Jan Neplach
Czech abbot, medieval chronicler and roman catholic priest
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Josef Prokop Pražák
Bohemian ornithologist (1870-1904)
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Indra Schmidt
Czech engraver (1897-1984)
František Polívka
František Polívka
Czech botanist and educator (1860-1923)
Jan Černý
Jan Černý
Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament, Czechoslovak politician and mayor (1880-1935)
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Jindřich Uher
Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak parliament, member of Czechoslovak national parliament, minister of food industry, minister of internal trade, minister of agriculture and Czechoslovak politician
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Otakar Divíšek
politician
Otakar Jedlička
Otakar Jedlička
Czech doctor, publicist and writer (1845-1883)
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František Dušek
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Zdeněk Bouček
Czech entomologist (1924-2011)
Frantisek Boucek
Frantisek Boucek
Milada Šedivá
Milada Šedivá
Czech writer
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Arno Nauman
Czech painter, 1887-1959
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František Kubišta
Czechoslovak painter

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.97
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,084

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
87
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

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Official Identifiers

ČSÚ — Czech Statistical Office

RÚIAN code
CZ570877
Population (Wikidata)
3,138
Wikidata
Q2093942

RÚIAN obec ID via Wikidata P782

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • • ČSÚ — Czech Statistical Office — RÚIAN obec ID via Wikidata P782