Rovensko pod Troskami

Rovensko pod Troskami
Town
Town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Rovensko pod Troskami Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°32′7″N15°15′34″E / 50.53528°N 15.25944°E / 50.53528; 15.25944
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Liberec
District	Semily
First mentioned	1371
Government
• Mayor	Jiřina Bláhová
Area
• Total	12.81 km2 (4.95 sq mi)
Elevation	306 m (1,004 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01) [1]
• Total	1,371
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	512 63
Website	www.rovensko.cz

Rovensko pod Troskami is a town in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Rovensko pod Troskami consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): ^[2]

• Rovensko pod Troskami (1,108)
• Blatec (33)
• Křečovice 2.díl (40)
• Liščí Kotce (21)
• Štěpánovice (47)
• Václaví (45)

Geography

Rovensko pod Troskami is located about 27 kilometres (17 mi) southeast of Liberec. It lies mostly in the Jičín Uplands, only the eastern part of the municipal territory extends into the Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge. The highest point is the hill Kámen at 440 m (1,440 ft) above sea level. The Veselka Stream flows through the town.

History

The first written mention of Rovensko pod Troskami is from 1371. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 2,646 —     1880 2,521 −4.7% 1890 2,669 +5.9% 1900 2,673 +0.1% 1910 2,721 +1.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,537 −6.8% 1930 2,285 −9.9% 1950 1,731 −24.2% 1961 1,752 +1.2% 1970 1,460 −16.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,334 −8.6% 1991 1,254 −6.0% 2001 1,262 +0.6% 2011 1,263 +0.1% 2021 1,294 +2.5%
Source: Censuses [4] [5]

Transport

Rovensko pod Troskami is located on the railway line Hradec Králové–Turnov. ^[6]

Sights

Church of Saint Wenceslaus

The main landmark of the town is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. The originally Gothic church was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1724, later it was modified in the Neo-Gothic style. Next to the church stands a separate wooden bell tower, which dates from 1630. Its rarity is three early Baroque bells, hung upside down. ^[7]

Notable people

• Václav Karel Holan Rovenský (1644–1718), composer and organist
• František Bubák (1866–1925), mycologist and phytopathologist
• Dana Brožková (born 1981), orienteering competitor

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. "Historie" (in Czech). Město Rovensko pod Troskami. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Detail stanice Rovensko p.Troskami" (in Czech). České dráhy . Retrieved 2023-11-15.
7. "Kostel sv. Václava" (in Czech). Město Rovensko pod Troskami. Retrieved 2023-06-01.

External links

• Official website