Potštejn
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
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| Region | Hradec Králové | ||
| District | Rychnov nad Kněžnou | ||
| Little District | Rychnov nad Kněžnou | ||
| Elevation | 315 m (1,033 ft) | ||
| Coordinates | 50°4′55.53″N 16°18′32.1″E / 50.0820917°N 16.308917°E | ||
| Area | 9.05 km2 (3.49 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 917 | ||
| Density | 101 / km2 (262 / sq mi) | ||
| Mayor | Petr Dostál | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 517 43 | ||
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| Website: www.potstejn.cz | |||
Potštejn (German name was Pottenstein) is municipality, Hradec Králové Region in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District. From the end of the 19th century till 1924 the name Potštýn nad Orlicí was used.
The name of the municipality was derived from name of castle with the same name, which was called by its founder Půta (Puota) of Drslavic: Puota's stone, Puttenstein, misspelled as Potštejn.
One of the famous owners of the castle was the "robber! baron Mikuláš. King Karel IV. During a siege of the castle Mikuláš died in the ruins, the castle was later rebuilt by King Karel IV..
The castle Potštejn was famed in Alois Jirásek`s novel Poklad.
The renewed Jednota Bratrská was founded in Potštejn in 1870.
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