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Living in Rychnov nad Kněžnou

In Rychnov nad Kněžnou, unemployment is 2.8% (2024).

Rychnov nad Kněžnou numbered 11,420 residents at the end of 2024. Rychnov nad Kněžnou had an unemployment rate of 2.76% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0729 sources

Population11,420people31 Dec 2024Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR
Median gross salary (region)1,839EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region
Unemployment rate2.76%country median 4.1% — 33% belowOfficial source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR
Recorded crime904.5incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · KROK Database — 2025 open data

Which Czechia-wide rules apply when you move to Rychnov nad Kněžnou?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in CzechiaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Rychnov nad Kněžnou.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The number of dwellings in Rychnov nad Kněžnou reached 5,420 at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Rychnov nad Kněžnou. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Rychnov nad Kněžnou recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€16
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesRychnov nad Kněžnou highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Rychnov nad Kněžnou highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Jesenice€13.53
Čelákovice€12.51
Milovice€10.98
Studénka€8.97
Plzeň€5.92
Ostrava€4.83
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Klášterec nad Ohří€8.39
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Chodov€7.45
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited16.44 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Vodafone fixed internet15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12.32 EUR/month30 Sept 2026O2 Datamanie 10GB11Official · national market
Dwellings5,420 dwellings31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)2Official

Is Rychnov nad Kněžnou a good place to live?

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 48–70%
Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on education · range 56–76%
Student52%strong on safety, weak on education · range 40–64%
Family61%strong on family, weak on education · range 49–73%
Retirement53%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 39–67%

Work and income

Employment totaled 5,557 in Rychnov nad Kněžnou at the end of 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Rychnov nad Kněžnou?

The unemployment rate is about 2.8 % (2024).

  • Unemployment rate: 2.76 % · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR5
Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Rychnov nad Kněžnou is 2.8%. Of 279 cities with data, 72 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,974 EUR/month31 Dec 2025MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Královéhradecký kraj, wage sphere10Official · regional context
People in employment5,557 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)3Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,839 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region14Official · county
Unemployment rate2.76 %country median 4.1%31 Dec 2024Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR5Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Rychnov nad Kněžnou. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Labour Office of the Czech Republic — Public employment service

Úřad práce České republiky

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Rychnov nad Kněžnou. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Rychnov nad Kněžnou?

Police recorded about 904 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

  • Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 904.5 incidents per 100,000 · KROK Database — 2025 open data8
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents904.5 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025KROK Database — 2025 open data8Official · county

Mobility and administration

Rychnov nad Kněžnou's nearest airport was PED, 42 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights12Official
Distance to the nearest major airport42 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)PED3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Rychnov nad Kněžnou. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adaptation and integration courses “Welcome to the Czech Republic” — Civic Orientation

Refugee Facilities Administration of the Ministry of the Interior

For third-country nationals with qualifying long-term or permanent residence.

CzechIn PersonCo-payment
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Centres for Support of Integration of Foreigners — counselling, language and sociocultural support — Welcome Program

Refugee Facilities Administration of the Ministry of the Interior

For foreigners legally residing in the Czech Republic, people granted international protection.

CzechIn Person, OnlineFree
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Rychnov nad Kněžnou.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −1.7°C in January to 18.1°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 1 · Feb 2.9 · Mar 7.4 · Apr 14.1 · May 19 · Jun 22.3 · Jul 24.5 · Aug 24.6 · Sep 18.9 · Oct 12.6 · Nov 6.5 · Dec 1.9 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -4.4 · Feb -3.7 · Mar -0.8 · Apr 3 · May 7.4 · Jun 10.9 · Jul 12.5 · Aug 12.2 · Sep 8.4 · Oct 4.8 · Nov 1.2 · Dec -2.9 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -1.7 · Feb -0.6 · Mar 3.1 · Apr 8.5 · May 13.1 · Jun 16.4 · Jul 18.1 · Aug 17.7 · Sep 12.8 · Oct 8.2 · Nov 3.7 · Dec -0.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 54.3 · Feb 43.2 · Mar 48.9 · Apr 38.9 · May 70.9 · Jun 85.6 · Jul 103.4 · Aug 75.3 · Sep 62.1 · Oct 47.8 · Nov 50.1 · Dec 56.3 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 50.3 · Feb 76.5 · Mar 124.5 · Apr 190.5 · May 224.1 · Jun 228.6 · Jul 237.7 · Aug 236.3 · Sep 165.6 · Oct 105.8 · Nov 46.1 · Dec 37.3 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Czechia: Olomouc ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Vohenstrauß (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Weiden in der Oberpfalz (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Trostberg (Germany) ±1.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Rychnov nad Kněžnou had 5,468 female residents at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, Rychnov nad Kněžnou had 5,120 residents who were male.

How many people live in Rychnov nad Kněžnou?

The published population was 11,420 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR5

MetricValuePeriodSource
Female residents5,468 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)4Official
Male residents5,120 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)4Official
Population11,420 people31 Dec 2024Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR5Official

International community in Rychnov nad Kněžnou

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Citizenship

Population with usual residence; Census 2021; source indicator: Počet obyvatel s obvyklým pobytem · 2021 Census (2021-03-26)

Published groupPeopleShare
Total population10,588100.0%
Česká republika10,18696.2%
Ukrajina1431.4%
Slovenská republika610.6%
Dvojí občanství500.5%
Polská republika320.3%
Nezjištěno220.2%
Vietnamská socialistická republika210.2%
Nepál90.1%
Bulharská republika70.1%
Maďarská republika60.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Běloruská republika50.0%
Portugalská republika50.0%
Gruzie40.0%
Moldavská republika40.0%
Rumunsko40.0%
Ruská federace40.0%
Republika Kosovo40.0%
Mongolsko30.0%
Čínská lidová republika20.0%
Indická republika20.0%
Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska20.0%
Chorvatská republika10.0%
Spolková republika Německo10.0%
Ázerbájdžánská republika10.0%
Stát Izrael10.0%
Italská republika10.0%
Rakouská republika10.0%
Korejská republika10.0%
Lotyšská republika10.0%
Litevská republika10.0%
Republika Srbsko10.0%
Republika Severní Makedonie10.0%
Bolívarovská republika Venezuela10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

Ancestry or ethnicity

Population with usual residence; Census 2021; source indicator: Počet obyvatel s obvyklým pobytem · 2021 Census (2021-03-26)

Published groupPeopleShare
Total population10,588100.0%
Česká celkem6,93165.5%
Ukrajinská celkem1221.2%
Slovenská celkem1101.0%
Moravská celkem470.4%
Polská celkem360.3%
Jiná celkem320.3%
Romská celkem300.3%
Vietnamská celkem180.2%
Československá celkem140.1%
Německá celkem130.1%
Show 21 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Evropská celkem110.1%
Ruská celkem80.1%
Arménská celkem50.0%
Běloruská celkem50.0%
Maďarská celkem50.0%
Rakouská celkem50.0%
Bulharská celkem40.0%
Portugalská celkem30.0%
Rumunská celkem30.0%
Moldavská celkem20.0%
Židovská celkem20.0%
Americká (USA) celkem10.0%
Azerbájdžánská celkem10.0%
Britská celkem10.0%
Dánská celkem10.0%
Gruzínská celkem10.0%
Italská celkem10.0%
Lotyšská celkem10.0%
Mongolská celkem10.0%
Slezská celkem10.0%
Turecká celkem10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source6

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Labour force5,724 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)3Official

Alternatives for people set on Rychnov nad Kněžnou

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Týniště nad Orlicí as a Rychnov nad Kněžnou alternative in the same region

14 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Unemployment: 1.5% Týniště nad Orlicí vs 2.8% Rychnov nad Kněžnou−45%
  • Residents: 6,148 Týniště nad Orlicí vs 11,420 Rychnov nad Kněžnou−46%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,839 Týniště nad Orlicí vs €1,839 Rychnov nad Kněžnousame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 904 Týniště nad Orlicí vs 904 Rychnov nad Kněžnousame level
Full comparisonMore about Týniště nad Orlicí

Cities near Rychnov nad Kněžnou

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Žamberk 16.2 km away
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6.76 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-06-30
Choceň 18.3 km away
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9.42 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31
Letohrad 21.3 km away
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7.73 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Alternative cities in Czechia

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Vlašim11,434 residentsHumpolec11,522 residentsNový Bor11,318 residentsUničov11,237 residentsVelké Meziříčí11,608 residentsHolešov11,616 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Rychnov nad Kněžnou when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 15. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Free Czech-language courses for foreigners (NPI cizinci.npi.cz portal + school adaptation support). How to enrol a child (msmt.gov.cz).

A country-wide rule for Czechia; Rychnov nad Kněžnou's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Rychnov nad Kněžnou?

The published population was 11,420 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

How safe is Rychnov nad Kněžnou?

Police recorded about 904 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: KROK Database — 2025 open data.

What is the unemployment rate in Rychnov nad Kněžnou?

The unemployment rate is about 2.8 % (2024). Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

What is the typical salary around Rychnov nad Kněžnou?

The median gross salary is 1,839 EUR/month. Source: Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region.

Is Rychnov nad Kněžnou a good place to live?

Rychnov nad Kněžnou may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Rychnov nad Kněžnou?

Kostelec nad Orlicí, Týniště nad Orlicí, Žamberk, Dobruška, Choceň are near Rychnov nad Kněžnou. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people are in the Česká republika citizenship group in Rychnov nad Kněžnou?

The official citizenship distribution records 10,186 people (96.2%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census (2021-03-26). This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Rychnov nad Kněžnou, Czechia: population, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 7dc131ca76b43d71f3e29ee7d0ca247b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cz/rychnov-nad-kneznou/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Rychnov nad Kněžnou, Czechia: population, salary, jobs},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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