Kunvald
Kunvald
Market town in Pardubice, Czech Republic
Kunvald (German: 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.
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Church of Saint George | |
| Coordinates: 50°7′45″N 16°30′0″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Pardubice |
| District | Ústí nad Orlicí |
| First mentioned | 1363 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.33 km2 (11.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 930 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (82/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 561 81 |
| Website | www |
The villages of Bubnov, Končiny, Kunačice, Záhory and Zaječiny are administrative parts of Kunvald.
Kunvald is located about 18 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Ústí nad Orlicí and 52 km (32 mi) east of Pardubice. It lies in the Orlické Foothills. The highest point of the municipal territory is the Homole hill at 653 m (2,142 ft) above sea level. The Horský Brook flows through the market town.
The first written mention of Kunvald is from 1363. It was founded in the second half of the 13th century.[2]
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.[3]
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There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
"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.[3]
- Jan Černý-Nigranus (c. 1500–1565), historian and priest
- Matthias of Kunwald (died 1500), priest
Lititz, United States
- "Historie" (in Czech). Městys Kunvald. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- "Domek Na Sboru" (in Czech). Městys Kunvald. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Ústí nad Orlicí" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
- "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- "Starostové navštívili velvyslanectví USA" (in Czech). Orlický deník. 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
