Jablonné nad Orlicí


Jablonné nad Orlicí is a town in the Ústí nad Orlicí District, Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,300 inhabitants.

History

The town was first recorded as Gablona in 1304. Gablona means custom-house. Jablonné is mentioned in 1093 as a market village, but the first written record was in 1304.
King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia gave Jablonné to Zavis of Falkenstein, in the 14th century Jablonné belonged to Zbraslav Monastery.
In 1622 Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein bought the village and his descendants were inheriting the town until 1918.

Twin townssister cities

Jablonné nad Orlicí is twinned with: