Podbřezí | |
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: | 50.26°N 16.2147°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1388 |
Area Total Km2: | 7.87 |
Elevation M: | 323 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 597 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 518 03 |
Podbřezí is a municipality and village in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
The villages of Chábory and Lhota Netřeba are administrative parts of Podbřezí.
The main landmark of Podbřezí is the Skalka Castle. It was built in the Baroque style in 1736–1739, when the original Renaissance fortress from the end of the 16th century was completely rebuilt.[2] It is inaccessible to the public.[3]
A cultural monument is the Jewish cemetery with the oldest tomb being from 1725.[3]