Horní Kamenice | |
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 Municipal office and chapel (left) | |
 Flag .svg/80px-CoA_of_Horní_Kamenice_(okres_Domažlice).svg.png) Coat of arms | |
  Horní Kamenice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°34′11″N 13°6′4″E / 49.56972°N 13.10111°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Plzeň |
| District | Plzeň-South |
| First mentioned | 1115 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.85 km2 (1.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 377 m (1,237 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 251 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 345 62 |
| Website | www |
Horní Kamenice is a municipality and village in Plzeň-South District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Geography
Horní Kamenice is located about 26 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Plzeň. It lies on the border between the Švihov Uplands and Plasy Uplands. The municipality is situated in the valley of the Radbuza river. The stream Srbický potok flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Horní Kamenice is from 1115.[2]
From 1 January 2021, Horní Kamenice is no longer a part of Domažlice District and belongs to Plzeň-South District.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
The railway line Plzeň–Domažlice briefly crosses the municipal territory, but there is no train station. There are no major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
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Horní Kamenice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is the ruin of the Lacembok Castle, from which only part of the fortifications survived. It was probably founded in the second half of the 13th century and abandoned in the second half of the 15th century.[6]
A landmark in the centre of Horní Kamenice is the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk.
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Souhrné informace" (in Czech). Obec Horní Kamenice. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ "Obecně o novém zákonu č. 51/2020 Sb". mvcr.cz (in Czech). Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Domažlice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Horní Kamenice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
External links
This page was last edited on 12 March 2024, at 08:18