Kamenný Újezd (České Budějovice District)
Kamenný Újezd | |
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Coordinates: 48°53′51″N 14°26′47″E / 48.89750°N 14.44639°E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | South Bohemian |
District | České Budějovice |
First mentioned | 1263 |
Area | |
• Total | 28.97 km2 (11.19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 493 m (1,617 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,682 |
• Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 373 81 |
Website | www |
Kamenný Újezd (German: Steinkirchen) is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,700 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
[edit]The villages of Březí, Bukovec, Kosov, Krasejovka, Milíkovice, Opalice, Radostice and Rančice are administrative parts of Kamenný Újezd.
Geography
[edit]Kamenný Újezd is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of České Budějovice. It lies in the Gratzen Foothills. The highest point is the hill Na Vrchu at 574 m (1,883 ft) above sea level. The western municipal border is partly formed by the Vltava River. The municipal territory is rich in fishponds.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Kamenný Újezd is from 1263. From 1455 to 1602, the village was property of the Rosenberg family as a part of the Krumlov estate. In 1552, the Rosenbergs unsuccessfully tried to promote Kamenný Újezd to a town. The estate was acquired by Emperor Rudolf II in 1602. Kamenný Újezd was badly damaged during the Thirty Years' War. As a part of the Krumlov estate, the village was owned by the Eggenberg family in 1622–1719 and by the Schwarzenberg family from 1719 until the establishent of a sovereign municipality in 1849.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
[edit]The I/3 road (part of the European route E55) from České Budějovice to the Czech-Austrian border in Dolní Dvořiště passes through the municipality.
Kamenný Újezd is located on the railway line České Budějovice–Linz.[5]
Sights
[edit]The main landmark of Kamenný Újezd is the Church of All Saints. It was originally a Gothic church as old as the village. Its present appearance is a result of the Baroque reconstruction.[6]
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Kamenný Újezd is twinned with:[7]
- Krauchthal, Switzerland
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Kamenný Újezd. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Detail stanice Kamenný Újezd u Č.Bud" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ "Kostel Všech svatých" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ "Partnerská obec Krauchthal" (in Czech). Obec Kamenný Újezd. Retrieved 2023-06-14.