Kunvald
{{for|the municipality in the Moravian-Silesian Region|Kunín}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kunvald
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Market town
| image_skyline = Kostel Svatého Jiří v Kunvaldu.jpg
| image_caption = Church of Saint George
| image_flag = Flag of Kunvald.svg
| image_shield = Kunvald CoA CZ.svg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Pardubice
| subdivision_type3 = District
| subdivision_name3 = Ústí nad Orlicí
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|50|7|45|N|16|30|0|E|display=inline,title}}
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| leader_title =
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| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1363
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 29.33
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 450
| population_as_of = 2025-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-t4l3n8d2iw|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2025-05-16}}
| population_total = 938
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 561 81
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| website = {{URL|https://www.kunvald.info/}}
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Kunvald ({{langx|de|Kunewalde, Kunwald}}) is a market town in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. It is known as the place where the Moravian Church was founded.
Administrative division
Kunvald consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):{{cite web |title=Public Census 2021 – basic data|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4690&katalog=33475&pvo=SLD21043-CO|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2022}}
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- Kunvald (789)
- Bubnov (8)
- Končiny (70)
- Kunačice (14)
- Záhory (3)
- Zaječiny (6)
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Etymology
The German name Kunwald means "Kun's forest". The Czech name is a transcription of the German one.{{cite book |last=Profous|first=Antonín|title=Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L|url=https://mjc.ujc.cas.cz/search.php|pages=450–451|year=1949|language=cs}}
Geography
Kunvald is located about {{convert|18|km}} northeast of Ústí nad Orlicí and {{convert|52|km|abbr=on}} east of Pardubice. It lies in the Orlické Foothills. The highest point of the municipal territory is the Homole hill at {{convert|653|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The brook Horský potok flows through the market town.
History
The first written mention of Kunvald is from 1363. It was founded in the second half of the 13th century.{{cite web |title=Historie|url=https://www.kunvald.info/historie|publisher=Městys Kunvald|language=cs|access-date=2021-10-05}}
The Moravian Church was founded in Kunvald in "Na Sboru" House in 1457, when followers of the reformator Gregory the Patriarch found refuge on the estate of King George of Poděbrady.{{cite web |title=Domek Na Sboru|url=https://www.kunvald.info/domek-na-sboru|publisher=Městys Kunvald|language=cs|access-date=2022-06-17}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|2308
|1880|2327
|1890|2319
|1900|2091
|1910|2009
|1921|1849
|1930|1744
|1950|1215
|1961|1188
|1970|1094
|1980|1013
|1991|1027
|2001|1015
|2011|967
|2021|890
|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
File:Bratrska lipa Kunvald.JPG
"Na Sboru" House is open to the public and contains an exposition on the history of the Moravian Church (Unity of the Brethren). Other memorable places, reminiscent of the work of the Moravian Church, are the Brethren Linden, which was planted here by members before leaving their homeland; a place called Jordán, where there used to be a well where the new members were baptized; a praying mine where the brothers hid and gathered for worship in times of oppression; a monument to John Amos Comenius from 1910, which stands in the original burial ground; and a smithy, from which the first bishop of the Unity allegedly came.
Notable people
- Jan Černý-Nigranus ({{circa|1500}}–1565), historian and priest
- Matthias of Kunwald (died 1500), priest
Twin towns – sister cities
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic}}
Kunvald is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Starostové navštívili velvyslanectví USA|url=https://orlicky.denik.cz/zpravy_region/starostove-navstivili-velvyslanectvi-usa-20180214.html|publisher=Orlický deník|language=cs|date=2018-02-14|access-date=2021-12-03}}
- {{flagicon|USA}} Lititz, United States
References
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External links
{{commons category|Kunvald}}
- {{official|https://www.kunvald.info/}}
{{Ústí nad Orlicí District}}
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Category:Market towns in the Czech Republic