Potštejn

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Potštejn
Village
Potštejn from air K2-8.jpg
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Country Czech Republic
Region Hradec Králové
District Rychnov nad Kněžnou
Little District Rychnov nad Kněžnou
Elevation 315 m (1,033 ft)
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Area 9.05 km2 (3.49 sq mi)
Population 917
Density 101 / km2 (262 / sq mi)
Mayor Petr Dostál
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 517 43
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Potštejn
Website: www.potstejn.cz

Potštejn (German name was Pottenstein) is municipality, Hradec Králové Region in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District. From the end of the 19th century till 1924 the name Potštýn nad Orlicí was used.

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.

One of the famous owners of the castle was the "robber! baron Mikuláš. King Karel IV. During a siege of the castle Mikuláš died in the ruins, the castle was later rebuilt by King Karel IV..

The castle Potštejn was famed in Alois Jirásek`s novel Poklad.

The renewed Jednota Bratrská was founded in Potštejn in 1870.


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