Kněžnice is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Administrative division Kněžnice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Kněžnice (257) Javornice (18)
Etymology The initial name of the village was Knínice. The name was derived from the Old Czech word knieni (i.e. 'nuns'), meaning "the village of people belonging to the nuns". It referred to the ownership of the village by the St. George's Convent in Prague. From the 17th century, the name appeared as Kněžnice.
Geography Kněžnice is located about northwest of Jičín and 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 mountain Kozlov at 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) runs through the municipality.
Sights The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is a stone crucifix from 1801.
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