Stěžery
Stěžery is a village in the Czech Republic, near the district town Hradec Králové.
Stěžery | |
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Village | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Stěžery Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°12′44″N 15°45′13″E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Hradec Králové |
| District | Hradec Králové |
| First mentioned | 1229 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Svatopluk Kněžour |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.82 km2 (4.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 255 m (837 ft) |
| Population (1.1.2013) | |
| • Total | 1,787 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 503 21 |
| Website | www.stezery.cz/ |
Localities
Further localities are attached to the Stěžery village: Charbuzice, Hřibsko, Stěžírky
Landmarks
- St. Marcus church, since1350, now an empire style church as of 1832.
- Manor Stěžery, as rebuilt 1802–1803 in a Renaissance style by Ernst Christoph von Harrach. Since 2003 municipal estate.
- Villa of a factory owner Šulc (Šulcova vila)
- Statues of st. Johannes of Nepomuk, st. Wenceslaus, st. Trinity, st. Mary and Jan Hus
- Powder magazine of the former fort Hradec Králové (Königgrätz), on the road to Kukleny
- Mediumwave broadcasting site in the North at Charbuzice. Formerly used by Český rozhlas (Czech state broadcasting comp.) but abandoned and only a provate station Rádio Dechovka is aired (792 kHz).
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