Nechanice (; ) is a town in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants.
Administrative division Nechanice consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Nechanice (1,361) Komárov (27) Lubno (202) Nerošov (38) Sobětuš (72) Staré Nechanice (357) Suchá (192) Tůně (142)
Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Nechan, meaning "the village of Nechan's people".
Geography Nechanice is located about west of Hradec Králové. It lies in the East Elbe Table. The highest point is the hill Jedlický vrch at above sea level.
History The first written mention of Nechanice is from 1228. In 1867, it was promoted to a town. Nechanice lost the town status in 1949, but it was restored in 1992.
Demographics
Transport There are no railways or major roads running through Nechanice.
Sights The main landmark of Nechanice is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The original church, which was as old as the town, was completely destroyed by a fire in 1827. The current Empire church replaced it in 1833.
Notable people Ignác Raab (1715–1787), painter Johann Baptist Wanhal (1739–1813), composer Jan Nowopacký (1821–1908), painter Alois Rašín (1867–1923), politician and economist Vladimír Hubáček (1932–2021), rally driver
Twin towns – sister cities
Nechanice is twinned with: Czarny Bór, Poland
See also Nechanitz, Texas, United States, unincorporated community named after Nechanice
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