an important textile town, and in the 1960s the Cotton Researching Institute developed the Open end spinning technique that provided a faster alternative to ring spinning. Demographics Sights Mírové Square is a regular rectangular square with a floor plan preserved since the founding of the town. The square is surrounded by valuable arcaded houses. In the middle of the square is Marian column from 1737. The Baroque town hall was built in 1721–1723 and replaced the old town hall destroyed by fire. A school was built next to it in 1793. In 1850, the two buildings were structurally connected. The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is a late Baroque building from 1770–1776. The adjoining deanery building is from 1742–1748. Notable people František Martin Pecháček (1763–1816), composer Leopold Jansa (1795–1875), violinist and composer Fritz Löhner-Beda (1883–1942), Jewish author Jaroslav Kocian (1883–1950), violinist Oldřich Marek (1911–1986), entomologist Emila Medková (1928–1985), photographer Martin Netolický (1956–1999), politician Roman Dostál (born 1970), biathlete Zdeňka Žádníková-Volencová (born 1974), actress Martin Netolický (born 1982), politician Michal Šlesingr (born 1983), biathlete Ondřej Moravec (born 1984), biathlete Jaroslav Kulhavý (born 1985), mountain biker, Olympic winner Kamil Vacek (born 1987), footballer Twin towns – sister cities Ústí nad Orlicí is twinned with: Amberg, Germany Bystrzyca Kłodzka, Poland Massa Martana, Italy Neukölln (Berlin), Germany Poprad, Slovakia Gallery References External links Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Ústí nad Orlicí District Shtetls Jewish communities in the Czech Republic House of Liechtenstein