Třesovice () is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Administrative division Třesovice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Třesovice (205) Popovice (72)
Etymology The name Třesovice is derived either personal name Třes, meaning "the village of Třes' people", or from the Old Czech word třesení ('fear'), meaning "the village of frightened people".
Geography Třesovice is located about northwest of Hradec Králové. It lies in a flat agrictulral landscape of the East Elbe Table. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Bystřice River.
History The first written mention of Třesovice is from 1412, Popovice was first mentioned in 1398. Třesovice was probably founded in the 11th or 12th century. From the 13th century, it was owned by the Minorite monastery of St. George in Hradec Králové. After the monastery was destroyed during the Hussite Wars, Třesovice was acquired by Diviš Bořek of Miletínek, then it changed owners many times. The most notable owners of the village were the Schaffgotsch family, who held it from 1707 to 1788. In 1829, Třesovice was bought by the Harrach family and annexed to the Sadová estate.
Demographics
Transport There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is a Baroque sandstone statue of the Virgin Mary with Christ Child, dating from around 1700.
An architectural monument of Popovice is the old wooden mill on the Bystřice River. Next to the mill stands a memorable oak whose age is estimated to be more than 600 years old.
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