Albrechtice () is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Albrecht, meaning "the village of Albrecht's people".
Geography Albrechtice is located about east of Ústí nad Orlicí and east of Pardubice. It lies mostly in the Zábřeh Highlands, only the southwestern part of the municipal territory extends into the Svitavy Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level. The village is situated in the valley of the Moravská Sázava River.
History The first written mention of Albrechtice is from 1304, when King Wenceslaus II donated the village to the Zbraslav Monastery, which annexed it to the Lanškroun estate. In 1356, the estate with Albrechtice was acquired by the Litomyšl bishopric. After the Hussite Wars, the estate became property of the Kostka of Postupice family, who sold it to the Pernštejn family. In 1588, it was bought by Adam Hrzán of Harasov. From 1622 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850, Albrechtice was owned by the Liechtenstein family.
Demographics
Transport The I/43 road from Brno and Svitavy to the Czech–Polish border in Králíky runs through the municipality.
Sights
The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is a Baroque column with a sculpture of Pietà. The column dates from 1704, but the sculpture is probably up to 50 years younger.
The main landmark of Albrechtice is the Chapel of Saint Anne.
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