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Voděrady (Ústí nad Orlicí District)

Coordinates: 49°56′59″N 16°17′6″E / 49.94972°N 16.28500°E / 49.94972; 16.28500
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Voděrady
Municipality
Municipal office
Municipal office
Flag of Voděrady
Flag
Coat of arms of Voděrady
Coat of arms
Voděrady is located in Czech Republic
Voděrady
Voděrady
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°56′59″N 16°17′6″E / 49.94972°N 16.28500°E / 49.94972; 16.28500
Country Czech Republic
RegionPardubice
DistrictÚstí nad Orlicí
First mentioned1292
Area
 • Total
7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi)
Elevation
380 m (1,250 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
333
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
566 01
Websitevoderady-dzbanov.cz

Voděrady (German: Woderau) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative division

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Voděrady consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Voděrady (206)
  • Džbánov (117)

Etymology

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The name is probably derived from the old Czech word voděrad, which denoted a person who likes water (from voda = 'water' and [mít] rád = 'to like'), so the name of the village meant "the village where voděrads live". However, there is also a possibility that the name was derived from the surname Voděrad, meaning "the village of Voděrads (Voděrad family)".[3]

Geography

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Voděrady is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Ústí nad Orlicí and 36 km (22 mi) east of Pardubice. It lies in the Svitavy Uplands. The highest point is at 505 m (1,657 ft) above sea level.

History

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The first written mention of Voděrady is from 1292, when the village was bought by the Zbraslav Monastery.[4]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869708—    
1880729+3.0%
1890713−2.2%
1900659−7.6%
1910679+3.0%
YearPop.±%
1921637−6.2%
1930637+0.0%
1950443−30.5%
1961466+5.2%
1970401−13.9%
YearPop.±%
1980372−7.2%
1991329−11.6%
2001326−0.9%
2011324−0.6%
2021323−0.3%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

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There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

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Evangelical church

The main landmark of the municipality is the evangelical church in Džbánov. It was built in 1880–1881, on the site of a church from 1784. It documents the trend of renewal of Protestant churches in the period around the centenary of the issuance of the Patent of Toleration by Emperor Joseph II in 1781.[7]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ^ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 590–591.
  4. ^ "Historie Voděrad" (in Czech). Obec Dýšina. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
  5. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  6. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  7. ^ "Kostel evangelický" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
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