Staré Hrady | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Hradec Králové |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Jičín |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 50.3861°N 15.2131°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1340 |
Area Total Km2: | 3.85 |
Elevation M: | 240 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 190 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 507 23 |
Staré Hrady is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Staré Hrady is known for the Staré Hrady Castle. It belongs to the most visited tourist destinations in the region.[2] A Gothic fortress named Stará was first documented in 1340. It was rebuilt into the Renaissance castle in 1573. In 2007, it was purchased by a private owner who reconstructed the castle and opened it to the public.[3]