Nechanice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈnɛxaɲɪtsɛ]; German: Nechanitz) is a town in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants.

Nechanice consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

Nechanice is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Hradec Králové. It lies in the East Elbe Table. The highest point is the hill Jedlický vrch at 302 m (991 ft) above sea level.

The first written mention of Nechanice is from 1228. In 1867, it was promoted to a town. Nechanice lost the town status in 1949, but it was restored in 1992.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 3,992 —     1880 3,750 −6.1% 1890 3,507 −6.5% 1900 3,930 +12.1% 1910 3,933 +0.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 3,488 −11.3% 1930 3,275 −6.1% 1950 2,537 −22.5% 1961 2,526 −0.4% 1970 2,205 −12.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 2,134 −3.2% 1991 2,118 −0.7% 2001 2,142 +1.1% 2011 2,330 +8.8% 2021 2,391 +2.6%
Source: Censuses

There are no railways or major roads running through Nechanice.

The main landmark of Nechanice is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The original church, which was as old as the town, was completely destroyed by a fire in 1827. The current Empire church replaced it in 1833.

• Ignác Raab (1715–1787), painter
• Johann Baptist Wanhal (1739–1813), composer
• Jan Nowopacký (1821–1908), painter
• Alois Rašín (1867–1923), politician and economist
• Vladimír Hubáček (1932–2021), rally driver

Nechanice is twinned with:

• Czarny Bór, Poland

• Nechanitz, Texas, United States, unincorporated community named after Nechanice

• Official website