🇨🇿 Jablonné nad Orlicí is a town in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.
1History The first written mention of Jablonné is from 1304 as Gablona. It was founded in the second half of the 13th century, probably in 1285, when the Lanšperk estate was donated to Zavis of Falkenstein by King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia.
In the first half of the 14th century Jablonné belonged to Zbraslav Monastery. From 1409 to 1453 Jablonné formed a small separate estate. In 1453, it was acquired by the Kostka of Postupice family and merged again with Lanšperk estate. In 1507, Jablonné was bought by the Pernštejn family and in 1508, it was promoted to a market town.
In 1588, Jablonné was acquired by the Hřán family, and sold to Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein in 1622. His descendants held possession of Jablonné until 1918. In 1874, the railway was built, which started the economical development of the market town. In 1906, Jablonné was promoted to a town.
1Transport Jablonné nad Orlicí lies on the railway from Ústí nad Orlicí to Štíty.
Main road I/11 Hradec Králové – Mosty u Jablunkova leads through the town.
1Sights The historic centre is formed by the 5. května Square and adjacent streets. In the historic centre there are many preserved houses in folk architecture and in the Baroque style. The landmark of the square is a storey farmhouse with arcade and wooden porch from 1750, nowadays the town hall. The Marian column in the middle of the square is from 1748.
The Church of Saint Bartholomew was built in Baroque style in 1732. It replaced an older church destroyed by fire.
1Jablonné nad Orlicí has a population of over 2,900 people. Jablonné nad Orlicí also forms part of the wider Ústí nad Orlicí District which has a population of over 138,242 people. Jablonné nad Orlicí is situated near Ústí nad Orlicí.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Jablonné nad Orlicí has links with:
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🇮🇹 Corigliano-Rossano 16.633
🇳🇦 Otjiwarongo 16.65
🇵🇱 Dzierżoniów 16.653
Locations Near: Jablonné nad Orlicí 16.6,50.0167
🇨🇿 Svitavy 16.467,49.75 d: 31.2
🇨🇿 Šumperk 16.976,49.965 d: 27.5
🇵🇱 Kłodzko 16.665,50.437 d: 46.9
🇨🇿 Náchod 16.15,50.417 d: 54.8
🇨🇿 Blansko 16.645,49.363 d: 72.7
🇵🇱 Dzierżoniów 16.653,50.729 d: 79.3
🇨🇿 Kuřim 16.517,49.283 d: 81.8
🇨🇿 Prostějov 17.1,49.467 d: 70.9
🇨🇿 Olomouc 17.252,49.595 d: 66.2
🇨🇿 Hradec Králové 15.817,50.2 d: 59.5
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