Kamenný Újezd (České Budějovice District)

Coordinates: 48°53′51″N 14°26′47″E / 48.89750°N 14.44639°E / 48.89750; 14.44639
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Kamenný Újezd
Municipality
Church of All Saints
Church of All Saints
Flag of Kamenný Újezd
Flag
Coat of arms of Kamenný Újezd
Coat of arms
Kamenný Újezd is located in Czech Republic
Kamenný Újezd
Kamenný Újezd
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°53′51″N 14°26′47″E / 48.89750°N 14.44639°E / 48.89750; 14.44639
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictČeské Budějovice
First mentioned1263
Area
 • Total28.97 km2 (11.19 sq mi)
Elevation
493 m (1,617 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total2,620
 • Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
373 81
Websitewww.kamenny-ujezd.cz

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 2,600 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 western municipal border is partly formed by the Vltava River. The area 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[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,720—    
18801,902+10.6%
18901,949+2.5%
19002,019+3.6%
19102,227+10.3%
YearPop.±%
19212,215−0.5%
19302,171−2.0%
19501,955−9.9%
19611,970+0.8%
19701,949−1.1%
YearPop.±%
19801,987+1.9%
19911,819−8.5%
20011,845+1.4%
20112,160+17.1%
20212,462+14.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport[edit]

The I/3 road (part of the European route E55) from České Budějovice to the Czech-Austrian border passes through the municipality.

Borovany lies on a railway line heading from České Budějovice to 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]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Kamenný Újezd is twinned with:[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Kamenný Újezd. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres České Budějovice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Detail stanice Kamenný Újezd u Č.Bud" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  6. ^ "Kostel Všech svatých" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  7. ^ "Partnerská obec Krauchthal" (in Czech). Obec Kamenný Újezd. Retrieved 2023-06-14.

External links[edit]

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