Blešno

50°12′50″N 15°55′51″E / 50.21389°N 15.93083°E / 50.21389; 15.93083Country Czech RepublicRegionHradec KrálovéDistrictHradec KrálovéFirst mentioned1496Area • Total4.11 km² (1.59 sq mi)Elevation237 m (778 ft)Population • Total451 • Density110/km² (280/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitewww.blesno.cz

Blešno is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name was probably derived from the false fleabane plant, called blešník in Czech. According to some sources, the name is derived from blecha (i.e. 'flea') and derisively meant "full of fleas".^[2]

Geography

Blešno is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Hradec Králové. It lies in a flat landscape in the Orlice Table. The Orlice river flows along the southern municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Blešno is from 1496, when it was bought by Mikuláš Trčka of Lípa and became part of the Opočno estate. After the estate was confiscated in 1636, Emperor Ferdinand II donated the estate to the Colloredo family. The Colloredo family, from 1789 known as the Colloredo-Mansfeld family, owned Blešno until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1849.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 402 —     1880 428 +6.5% 1890 426 −0.5% 1900 368 −13.6% 1910 357 −3.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 353 −1.1% 1930 340 −3.7% 1950 309 −9.1% 1961 286 −7.4% 1970 272 −4.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 272 +0.0% 1991 279 +2.6% 2001 313 +12.2% 2011 350 +11.8% 2021 432 +23.4%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

The I/11 road from Hradec Králové to Šumperk passes through the municipality.

Sights

Blešno is poor in monuments. The only cultural monument is the Chapel of the Heart of Jesus. It was built in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1913.^[5]

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