Mladkov () is a market town in ÃÂstÃÂ nad OrlicÃÂ District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Mladkov consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Mladkov is located about northeast of ÃÂstànad Orlicàand east of Pardubice. It lies in the Orlické Mountains. The highest point is the mountain Vysoký kámen at above sea level. The market town is situated on the right bank of the Tichá Orlice River.
The first written mention of Mladkov is from 1350. Until the early 16th century, it was part of the à ½ampach estate. In 1513, a small wooden fortress was built here and Mladkov became a separate estate. Already in 1548, the fortress was in a desolate state and Mladkov ceased to be a separate estate.
From 1938 to 1945, Mladkov was annexed by Nazi Germany and administered as part of the Reichsgau Sudetenland. After World War II, the German population was expelled.
Mladkov is located on the railway line ÃÂstànad OrlicÃÂâÂÂMoravský Karlov.
The main landmark of Mladkov is the Church of Saint John the Baptist. It is a rural early Baroque church dating from 1697. It was modified in 1736âÂÂ1744 and in 1842. The church area includes a statue of St. John of Nepomuk from 1756.