Kněžnice is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Javornice is an administrative part of Kněžnice.

Geography

Kněžnice is located about 6 km northwest of Jičín and 34 km southeast of Liberec. It lies mostly in the Jičín Uplands. The northern part of the municipal territory extends into the Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge and includes the highest point of Kněžnice, which is located below the top of the Kozlov mountain at 600 m above sea level. The Libuňka Stream originates here and flows across the municipality. The southern part of the municipal territory lies in the Bohemian Paradise Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Kněžnice is from 1227.

Demographics

Transport

The I/35 road (the section from Jičín to Turnov, part of the European route E442) passes through the municipality.

Sights

Kněžnice is poor in monuments. The only cultural monument is a stone crucifix from 1801.