| Hořiněves | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hradec Králové |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hradec Králové |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.3097°N 15.7675°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1238 |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.68 |
| Elevation M: | 267 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 716 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 503 03, 503 06 |
Hořiněves is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
The villages of Jeřičky, Želkovice and Žíželeves are administrative parts of Hořiněves.
The name was derived from Hořina ves, meaning "Hora's village".[2]
Hořiněves is located about 11km (07miles) north of Hradec Králové. It lies in an agricultural landscape of the East Elbe Table. The highest point is the flat hill Hořiněveské lípy at 320m (1,050feet) above sea level.
The first written mention of Hořiněves is from 1238.[3]
There are no major roads passing through the municipality. The railway that runs through Hořiněves is unused.
The main sight of Hořiněves is the Hořiněves Castle. It was created by complete reconstruction of an old aristocratic residence in 1661, then it was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1674–1676.[4]
The Church of Saint Procopius was built in the Baroque style in 1707. It was built on the site of a Gothic church from 1384, which was destroyed by the Hussites in 1425. In the village of Žíželeves there is the Church of Saint Nicholas, built in the late Baroque style in 1769–1776.[4]
The birth house of Václav Hanka, who is the most famous local native, is now a museum.[4]