Trhová Kamenice is a market town in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
Trhová Kamenice | |
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  Trhová Kamenice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°47′19″N 15°49′1″E / 49.78861°N 15.81694°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Pardubice |
| District | Chrudim |
| First mentioned | 1439 |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.40 km2 (7.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 535 m (1,755 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,020 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 538 25, 539 01, 539 52 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe villages and hamlets of Hluboká, Kameničky, Petrkov 3.díl, Polom, Rohozná and Zubří are administrative parts of Trhová Kamenice.
Geography
editTrhová Kamenice is located about 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Chrudim and 27 km (17 mi) south of Pardubice. It lies in the Iron Mountains and in the eponymous protected landscape area. The highest point is the hill Zuberský vrch at 651 metres (2,136 ft) above sea level.
Trhová Kamenice is situated on the Chrudimka River. The municipal territory is rich in fishponds. The largest pond in Trhová Kamenice and in the entire Iron Mountains is Rohozenský velký, which forms half of the 46-hectare (110-acre) large Strádovka Nature Reserve.[2]
History
editThe first written mention of this area is in a donation deed from 1242. A settlement was founded here probably by the monastery in Vilémov. At the end of the 14th century, the ironworks were founded and the production of charcoal started. In the 15th century, the economical development occurred and in 1499, Trhová Kamenice became a market town.[3]
On 8 May 1945, when Trhová Kamenice was under Nazi occupation, several Nazi troops were passing through the market town from Chrudim back to Nazi Germany and massacred 14 people while finding resistance partisans.
Demographics
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Transport
editThe I/37 road, which connects Hradec Králové and Pardubice with the D1 motorway, passes through the market town.
Sights
editThe main landmark of Trhová Kamenice is the Church of Saints Philip and James. It was built in the Baroque style in 1737–1747. The interior is decorated with Neoclassical frescoes from the 1790s.[6]
Notable people
edit- František Šmahel (born 1934), historian
Twin towns – sister cities
editTrhová Kamenice is twinned with:[7]
Oberembrach, Switzerland
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Přírodní rezervace Strádovka" (in Czech). AOPK ČR. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Městys Trhová Kamenice. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Filipa a Jakuba" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "Partnerská obec" (in Czech). Městys Trhová Kamenice. Retrieved 2020-08-25.