Potštejn
Potštejn (German: Pottenstein) is a municipality in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District, Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic. It lies on both banks of the Divoká Orlice River.
Potštejn | |
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Village | |
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  Potštejn Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°4′55.53″N 16°18′32.1″E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Hradec Králové |
| District | Rychnov nad Kněžnou |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Petr Dostál |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.05 km2 (3.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 917 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 517 43 |
| Website | www |
The name of the municipality was derived from name of castle with the same name, which was called by its founder Půta (Puota) of Drslavic: Puota's stone, Puttenstein, misspelled as Potštejn. From the end of the 19th century till 1924 the name Potštýn nad Orlicí was used.
One of the famous owners of the castle was the King Charles IV.
The castle Potštejn was famed in Alois Jirásek's novel Poklad.
The renewed Unity of the Brethren was founded in Potštejn in 1870.
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