Horní Heřmanice (Třebíč District)

Horní Heřmanice
Horní Heřmanice
Municipality
	Centre of Horní Heřmanice
	Flag Coat of arms
	Horní Heřmanice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°19′46″N 15°55′13″E / 49.32944°N 15.92028°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Třebíč
First mentioned	1447
Area
• Total	4.94 km2 (1.91 sq mi)
Elevation	531 m (1,742 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	140
• Density	28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	675 05
Website	www.obec-horni-hermanice.cz

Horní Heřmanice is a municipality and village in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Geography

Horní Heřmanice is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Třebíč and 24 km (15 mi) east of Jihlava. It lies in the Křižanov Highlands. The highest point is at 602 m (1,975 ft) above sea level. The brook Heřmanický potok flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Horní Heřmanice is from 1447. From 1563 until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1850, the village was part of the Velké Meziříčí estate and shared its owners. Horní Heřmanice was almost completely destroyed by a fire in 1810. The village was then rebuilt.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	240	—
1880	252	+5.0%
1890	264	+4.8%
1900	256	−3.0%
1910	273	+6.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	262	−4.0%
1930	229	−12.6%
1950	177	−22.7%
1961	180	+1.7%
1970	158	−12.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	169	+7.0%
1991	163	−3.6%
2001	133	−18.4%
2011	137	+3.0%
2021	141	+2.9%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Horní Heřmanice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a stone crucifix from 1848.^[5] In the centre of the village is a small chapel.

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Z historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Horní Heřmanice. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
^ "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.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Horní Heřmanice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-27.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] "Z historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Horní Heřmanice. Retrieved 2023-07-02.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Horní Heřmanice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-27.

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