| Nechanice | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| 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: | 50.2383°N 15.6308°W |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Jiří Pechar |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1228 |
| Area Total Km2: | 27.99 |
| Elevation M: | 239 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 2428 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 503 15 |
Nechanice (in Czech pronounced as /ˈnɛxaɲɪtsɛ/; German: Nechanitz) is a town in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants.
The villages of Komárov, Lubno, Nerošov, Sobětuš, Staré Nechanice, Suchá and Tůně are administrative parts of Nechanice.
Nechanice is located about 13km (08miles) west of Hradec Králové. It lies in the East Elbe Table. The highest point is the hill Jedlický vrch at 302m (991feet) above sea level.
The first written mention of Nechanice is from 1228. In 1867, it was promoted to a town. Nechanice lost the town status in 1949, but it was restored in 1992.[2]
There are no railways or major roads running through Nechanice.
The main landmark of Nechanice is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The original church, which was as old as the town, was completely destroyed by a fire in 1827. The current Empire church replaced it in 1833.[3]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic. Nechanice is twinned with:[4]
Czarny Bór, Poland