Úpice

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Úpice
Town
Old Town Hall, nowadays town museum and art gallery
Old Town Hall, nowadays town museum and art gallery
Flag of Úpice
Flag
Coat of arms of Úpice
Coat of arms
Úpice is located in Czech Republic
Úpice
Úpice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°30′45″N 16°0′55″E / 50.51250°N 16.01528°E / 50.51250; 16.01528Coordinates: 50°30′45″N 16°0′55″E / 50.51250°N 16.01528°E / 50.51250; 16.01528
Country Czech Republic
RegionHradec Králové
DistrictTrutnov
Founded11th century
Government
 • MayorPetr Hron
Area
 • Total15.30 km2 (5.91 sq mi)
Elevation
352 m (1,155 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total5,639
 • Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
542 32
Websitewww.upice.cz

Úpice (German: Eipel) is a town in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,600 inhabitants. It lies on the Úpa river, which gave the town its name.

History[]

It is proven that the town existed already in the 11th century, however the first written mention is from 1358.[2]

Karel Čapek and his family used to live there. [3]

Until 1918, the Eipel – Úpice town was a part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the Trautenau – Trutnov District, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.[4] A post-office was opened in 1860.

Twin towns – sister cities[]

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

Úpice is twinned with:[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. ^ "Strategický plán města Úpice pro období 2016–2025". upice.cz (in Czech). Město Úpice. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm Klein, 1967
  5. ^ "Partnerské město Piechowice". upice.cz (in Czech). Město Úpice. Retrieved 2020-09-03.

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