Rychnov nad Kn�znou (Czech Republic)

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• Rychnov nad Kn�nou city CoA

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• Rychnov nad Kn�nou okres
• Kr�lov�hradeck� kraj

Rychnov nad Kn�nou flag

The correct flag of Rychnov nad Kneznou is horizontal white over green over red (2:1:2).
Jan Zrzavy, 2 May 2001

The district town of Rychnov nad Kn�nou is a regional center of tourism, culture, and industry. The original settlement of Rychnov nad Kn�nou dates back to the first millenium B.C., although the present-day town has its origins in the 11th century. He�man of Drnholec, owned the settlement between 1258-67, at which time Rychnov was already a small town along the trade route to Kladsko and Slezsko. In 1488 King Vladislav Jagellonsk� granted the quickly growing Czech town an official emblem and the right to host two annual fairs. In the middle of the 15th century the town and its surroundings became a retreat for the Unitas Fratrum. Ownership of the domain changed frequently during the Counter-Reformation. Eventually, on the site of a former wooden castle, Kry�tof of Neyenperk built a monumental late-Gothic Church of the Holiest Trinity, later completed with a remarkable Baroque facade by J.B. Santini. After the Thirty Years War, Rychnov came into the possession of the Lib�tejn�t� family of Kolovraty, who built an impressive Baroque palace with a picture gallery and began construction of a royal riding school. Until the middle of the 19th century, the town maintained its medieval character: old wooden houses, butcher shops on the square, and trade guilds. It wasn't until 1848 that capitalist enterprise began to take hold. (Info from this site.)
Jarig Bakker, 4 Jan 2001

Rychnov nad Kn�nou CoA