Horní Kamenice

Municipality in Plzeň, Czech Republic

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49°34′11″N 13°6′4″E / 49.56972°N 13.10111°E / 49.56972; 13.10111Country

Czech RepublicRegionPlzeňDistrict Plzeň-SouthFirst mentioned1115Area

• Total3.85 km² (1.49 sq mi)Elevation

377 m (1,237 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total251 • Density65/km² (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

345 62

Websitewww.hornikamenice.cz

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	401	—
1880	357	−11.0%
1890	377	+5.6%
1900	441	+17.0%
1910	430	−2.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	423	−1.6%
1930	443	+4.7%
1950	313	−29.3%
1961	352	+12.5%
1970	323	−8.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	276	−14.6%
1991	223	−19.2%
2001	203	−9.0%
2011	227	+11.8%
2021	265	+16.7%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

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

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.