| Borovnice | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hradec Králové |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rychnov nad Kněžnou |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.0631°N 16.2453°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1449 |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.20 |
| Elevation M: | 312 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 388 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 517 41 |
Borovnice (in Czech pronounced as /ˈborovɲɪtsɛ/; German: Kienwald) is a municipality and village in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
The villages of Homole, Přestavlky and Rájec are administrative parts of Borovnice.
Borovnice is located about 11km (07miles) south of Rychnov nad Kněžnou and 32km (20miles) southeast of Hradec Králové. It lies on the border between the Orlice Table and Svitavy Uplands. The highest point is at 401m (1,316feet) above sea level. The Brodec stream flows through the municipality and supplies two local fishponds.
The first written mention of Borovnice is from 1449. Rájec was first mentioned in 1399 and Přestavlky in 1400. Until 1756, Borovnice was owned by various less important noblemen. From 1756, it was a property of the Kinsky family.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The most valuable monument is the Přestavlky Castle. It was gradually built in the Baroque and Neoclassical styles between 1650 and 1750, on the site of an older fortress.[3]
The village of Homole gave its name the nearby pilgrimage site with the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, but it is located just outside the municipal boundaries.