Nechanice

Nechanice (Nechanitz) is a town in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts
The villages of Komárov, Lubno, Nerošov, Sobětuš, Staré Nechanice, Suchá and Tůně are administrative parts of Nechanice.

Geography
Nechanice is located about 13 km west of Hradec Králové. It lies in the East Elbe Table. The highest point is the hill Jedlický vrch at 302 m 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.

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