| Dvůr Králové nad Labem | |
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| Country | the Czech Republic |
| Region | Hradec Králové Region |
| Surface | 35.82 km² |
| Height | 298 m above sea level |
| Population | 16 428 |
| Area code | ( 420) 499 |
Dvůr Králové nad Labem this city in Czechia, in Hradec Králové country, in in the district of Trutnov.
Characteristic
Geographic location: 50 ° 25'51.2 "N 15 ° 48'59.0" E
History
The first mention of the village comes from 1270. A church and a settlement already existed then. Originally the city was called Dvůr (Curia). The coat of arms was given in 1398 by the Czech king Wenceslas IV. When the city became part of the dowry of Czech queens, it got its name Dvůr Králové (i.e. the queen's court) and in the event of the king's death it was to provide, among others, funds necessary for the maintenance of the manor.
The city had defensive walls, of which one of the four towers (formerly guarding the city's southern gate) has remained until today. The Šindelář Tower (Šindelářská věž - šindel or shingle) 20 m high and 2 m thick walls and Wałowa Street (Valova ulička) running along the former wall line.
The church of St. John the Baptist (kostel sv. Jan Křtitele), in whose tower on September 16, 1817 Václav Hanka found the so-called The King's Water Manuscript (Rukopis královédvorský) - an important document in the history of the Czech Republic that was identified as a forgery by Professor Tomasz Masaryk at the end of the 19th century. In 1911, relics of the Romanesque apse were unveiled in the church's ground floor.
The city was destroyed by many fires - one of them was built in 1572 in the Renaissance Old Town Hall, on the facade of which there is, among others, sundial and Latin inscription: "This house hates evil, loves peace, condemns crime, respects rights, and honors nobility."
The city is known mainly for the textile industry (now plants Tiba), founded by Josef Sochor (1866–1931), a pioneer of Czech industry. These plants remained in the hands of the family and were later run by the founder's sons: Zdenek, Stanislav and Pavel. In 1938, 1,300 employees were employed here. Many original patents were issued from here at the same time.
On May 9, 1946, the 6.5 hectare Dvůr Králové ZOO was opened in the nationalized private park and palace of the textile industrialist Richard Neumann. In the years 1956–1965, the zoo was enlarged to 28 ha and was the most modern facility of this type in Czechoslovakia. In the 1970s, the Garden organized 8 expeditions to Africa, from which 2,000 animals were brought, and since then, the Dvůr Králové Zoo has specialized in African animals. On May 8, 1989, the first safari park in this part of Europe was opened here.
Drive
By car
DK37 passes near the city.
By train
There is a railway station in the village.
By plane
The nearest airport is in Hradec Králové.
Worth seeing
- Church of St. John the Baptist (kostel sv. Jan Křtitele)
- Šindelář Tower - Shingle Tower (Šindelářská věž)
- renaissance Old Town Hall (Radnice) from 1572
- Baroque Kohout Manor from 1738 (built by Athanasius Berger, the administrator of the Spork estates, now the seat of the Municipal Museum)
- Baroque Marian Statue from 1754 by Josef Procházka of Chrudim
- northern and western frontage of the T.G. Masaryk with preserved arcades
- Art Nouveau building of the Municipal Savings Bank from 1909–1910
- gymnasium building from 1890 at Partyzantki Square (Buffers)
- Neo-Renaissance House of Hanke (House of Hankeho) from (1867–1874)
- Tyrša Swimming Pool co-financed by the Municipal Savings Bank, opened in 1933 with a 130 m long swimming pool
- building of the management of ZOO Dvůr Králové - a copy of the Renaissance chateau near Vienna from the beginning of the 20th century
Restaurants
- Restaurace U Hlaváčků,
- Country saloon restaurant,
- Restaurant Lemur - fast food,
- RAFONI Kebab & pizza house.
Accommodation
- Hotel Safari
- Penzion Za Vodou
- Penzion Aura
- Penzion Slunečnice
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