Hřibiny-Ledská

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Hřibiny-Ledská is a municipality in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The municipality is made up of the villages of Hřibiny, Ledská and Paseky. Ledská consists of the urbanistically separated parts of Velká Ledská and Malá Ledská.

Geography

Hřibiny-Ledská is located about 24 km east of Hradec Králové. It lies in the Orlice Table. The highest point is at 342 m above sea level. The Bělá River flows along the eastern municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Paseky is from 1387, of Ledská is from 1442, and of Hřibiny is from 1544. Until 1960, Hřibiny and Ledská were two separate municipalities, and Paseky was a part of Hřibiny. In 1960, the municipalities were merged.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Hřibiny-Ledská is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a former watermill, now serving recreational purposes. it was built at the beginning of the 17th century and rebuilt in the 1920s.

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