Sadová (German: Sadowa) is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Sadová | |
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 Tombstones from the Battle of Königgrätz | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Sadová Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°17′51″N 15°42′0″E / 50.29750°N 15.70000°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Hradec Králové |
| District | Hradec Králové |
| First mentioned | 1086 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.06 km2 (0.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 259 m (850 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 316 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 503 15 |
| Website | www |
Etymology
editThe name is derived from the Czech word sad, i.e. 'orchard'.[2]
Geography
editSadová is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) northwest of Hradec Králové. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the East Elbe Table. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Bystřice River.
History
editThe first written mention of Sadová is from 1086, when it was owned by the St. George's Convent in Prague. Between 1228 and 1400, the village was owned by various lower nobles and by the Teutonic Order in Hradec Králové. Until 1420, it was again property of the St. George's Convent. In 1448, Sadová was acquired by the Knights of Sloupno, and they became known as the Knights of Sadovský of Sloupno. After the Battle of White Mountain in 1620, their properties were confiscated and Sadová was bought by Albrecht von Wallenstein.[3]
Albrecht von Wallenstein owned Sadová only one year, then he exchanged the village with Maria Magdalena Trčková for other properties. She bequeathed the village to Adam Erdmann Trčka von Lípa, but he was murdered in 1636, and Sadová was gifted to General Lieutenant Matthias Gallas. In the late 1640s, Sadová was acquired by marriage by the House of Schaffgotsch. They ruled the village until 1788, when they had to sell it due to debts. From 1788 to 1829 it was owned by Lords of Gränzenstein, and from 1829 by the Harrach family.[3]
On 3 July 1866, the area around Sadová became the scene of the sanguinary Battle of Königgrätz, also known as the Battle of Sadowa, the decisive combat of the Austro-Prussian War.[3]
Despite France being neutral in that war, the French public resented the Prussian victory and demanded "Revanche pour Sadova" (Revenge for Sadowa), which was one factor leading to the Franco-Prussian War of 1870.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
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The I/35 road (part of the European route E442) passes through the municipality.
Sadová is located on the railway line from Hradec Králové to Turnov.[7]
Sights
editThere are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[8] The Battle of Königgrätz is commemorated by a military cemetery from 1866 with several monuments.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Obec Sadová" (in Czech). Obec Sadová. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ a b c "Zajímavosti – Z obecní kroniky: Kronika obce Sadová do r. 1946" (in Czech). Obec Sadová. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ Bridge, F. R.; Bullen, Roger (2005). The great powers and the European states system 1814-1914 (2nd ed.). Harlow, England: Pearson Longman. p. 164. ISBN 0582784581.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Detail stanice Sadová" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Sadová". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Sadová" (in Czech). Spolek pro vojenská pietní místa. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
External links
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- Official website
- 1866 War Museum – Museum of Eastern Bohemia in Hradec Králové
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 994.