Trutnov

Trutnov is a city in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has a population of 31,239 and lies in the Krkonoše in the valley of the

Úpa River.

Country: Czech Republic

Region: Hradec Králové

District: Trutnov

Commune: Trutnov

River: Úpa

Elevation: 414 m (1,358 ft)

Area: 103.36 km² (39.91 sq mi)

Population: 31,903 (2006-10-02)

Density: 309 /km² (800 /sq mi)

First mentioned: 1260

Mayor:Ivan Adamec

Trutnov is located on a 12th century Slavic settlement named after the Úpa River; the first written mention of this settlement is from 1260. In order to develop the countryside,

King Wenceslaus I of Bohemia granted German settlers the right

to establish a town at the pre-existing settlement. The first

mention of the German name Trautenau, from which the modern name Trutnov is derived, is from a document of King Wenceslaus II in

1301. Since the end of the 14th century Trutnov was a dowry town for the Bohemian queen. Its stout

defenses repelled all enemies except for a capture by Jan Žižka during the Hussite Wars in 1421 and sieges by the Swedes during the Thirty Years' War in 1642 and

1647.

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