Trhová Kamenice

Trhová Kamenice is a market town in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Trhová Kamenice
Market town
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Trhová Kamenice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°47′19″N 15°49′1″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionPardubice
DistrictChrudim
First mentioned1439
Government
 • MayorIva Dostálová
Area
 • Total20.40 km2 (7.88 sq mi)
Elevation
535 m (1,755 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total965
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
538 25, 539 01, 539 52
Websitewww.trhovakamenice.cz

Administrative parts

Villages and hamlets of Hluboká, Kameničky, Petrkov 3.díl, Polom, Rohozná and Zubří are administrative parts of Trhová Kamenice.

History

The first written mention of this area is in a donation deed from 1242. A settlement was founded here probably by the monastery at Vilémov. At the end of the 14th century, the ironworks were founded and the production of charcoal started. In the 15th century, the economical development occurred and in 1499, Trhová Kamenice became a market town[2]

On 8 May 1945, when Trhová Kamenice was under Nazi occupation, several Nazi troops were passing through the market town from Chrudim back to Nazi Germany and massacred 14 people while finding resistance partisans.

Notable people

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

Trhová Kamenice is twinned with:[3]

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. "Historie" (in Czech). Městys Trhová Kamenice. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  3. "Partnerská obec" (in Czech). Městys Trhová Kamenice. Retrieved 2020-08-25.


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