Kameničky

Kameničky
Kameničky
Municipality
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	Kameničky Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°44′9″N 15°58′30″E / 49.73583°N 15.97500°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Chrudim
First mentioned	1350
Area
• Total	7.83 km2 (3.02 sq mi)
Elevation	625 m (2,051 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	784
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	539 01, 539 41
Website	www.obec-kamenicky.cz

Kameničky is a municipality and village in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Filipov is an administrative part of Kameničky.

Geography

Kameničky is located about 26 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Chrudim and 35 km (22 mi) southeast of Pardubice. It lies in the Iron Mountains, in the Žďárské vrchy Protected Landscape Area. It is situated on the Chrudimka River near its spring.

History

The first written mention of Kameničky is from 1350, when a parish church is documented here. The village of Filipov was founded in the late 18th century.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,176	—
1880	1,125	−4.3%
1890	1,157	+2.8%
1900	1,185	+2.4%
1910	1,097	−7.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,012	−7.7%
1930	1,155	+14.1%
1950	838	−27.4%
1961	883	+5.4%
1970	834	−5.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	788	−5.5%
1991	776	−1.5%
2001	768	−1.0%
2011	798	+3.9%
2021	768	−3.8%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Kameničky is the Church of the Holy Trinity. It was built in the Baroque style in 1764–1766, when it replaced an old wooden church. The complex around the church contains a monument to World War I victims and valuable statues of St. John of Nepomuk from 1723 and St. Florian from 1779.^[2]

In art

In the early 20th century, after Karel Václav Rais published the book Západ about this area, painter Antonín Slavíček often visited Kameničky and lived here for three years. He created about 70 paintings here, including one of his most famous works At Home in Kameničky. Many other artists visited him in the village.^[5] Today, the municipality periodically operates art exhibitions and maintains a Slavíček gallery.^[6]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Kameničky. 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.
^ "Dům Antonína Slavíčka" (in Czech). Obec Kameničky. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
^ "Galerie Antonína Slavíčka" (in Czech). Obec Kameničky. Retrieved 2021-10-20.

External links

Official website

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

[about-2] "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Kameničky. Retrieved 2021-10-20.

[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] "Dům Antonína Slavíčka" (in Czech). Obec Kameničky. Retrieved 2021-10-20.

[6] "Galerie Antonína Slavíčka" (in Czech). Obec Kameničky. Retrieved 2021-10-20.

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