Rychnov nad Kněžnou

Geobox | Settlement
name = Rychnov nad Kněžnou
other_name =
category = Town


image_caption = Town Hall

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motto =
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country = Czech Republic
country_

state =
region = Hradec Králové
region_type = Region
district = Rychnov nad Kněžnou
district_type = District
commune = Rychnov nad Kněžnou
municipality =
part =
river = Kněžna
location =
elevation = 320
lat_d = 50
lat_m = 09
lat_s = 47
lat_NS = N
long_d = 16
long_m = 16
long_s = 28
long_EW = E
highest =
highest_elevation =
highest_lat_d =
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lowest =
lowest_elevation =
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lowest_long_d =
area = 34.95
area_round = 2
population = 11823
population_date = 2006-08-28
population_density = auto
established = 1258
established_type = First mentioned
mayor = Jiří Rokl
timezone =

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map_background = Czechia - background map.png map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
map_locator = Czechia
commons = Rychnov nad Kněžnou
statistics = [http://www.statnisprava.cz/ebe/ciselniky.nsf/i/576069 statnisprava.cz]
website = [http://www.rychnov-city.cz/ www.rychnov-city.cz]
footnotes =

Rychnov nad Kněžnou (IPA2|ˈrɪxnof ˈnatkɲɛʒnoʊ̯) is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 12,000 inhabitants.

This is a small town, with a sprinkling of other small towns in the vicinity. The nearest big city (more than 100,000 inhabitants) is Hradec Králové which is about 32km to the west. Madeleine Albright (former US Foreign Secretary) hailed from this part of the world.

Sister cities

* Oudewater, Netherlands
* Vale Royal, Great Britain

External links

* [http://www.rychnov-city.cz/ Municipal website (in Czech)]