| Chvojenec | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pardubice |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pardubice |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.1097°N 15.9372°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1336 |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.92 |
| Elevation M: | 245 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 835 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 534 01 |
Chvojenec is a municipality and village in Pardubice District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Chvojenec is located about 13km (08miles) northeast of Pardubice and 12km (07miles) southeast of Hradec Králové. It lies on the border between the East Elbe Table and Orlice Table. The highest point is at 305m (1,001feet) above sea level.
The first written mention of Chvojenec is from 1336, when it was a part of Chvojno estate. A small fortress stood here until the 16th century. Chvojenec was known for the production of pitch.[2]
During the 18th century Chvojenec, together with Rokytno and Býšť, was the centre of a persecuted religious sect of Deists called blouznivci.[2] [3]
The I/35 road from Hradec Králové to Olomouc runs through the municipality.
Chvojenec is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument are terrain remains of the former water fortress, now an archaeological site.[4]