Svoboda nad Úpou
Svoboda nad Úpou | |
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Town | |
 Panorama of Svoboda nad Úpou | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Svoboda nad Úpou Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°38′0″N 15°48′51″E / 50.63333°N 15.81417°ECoordinates: 50°38′0″N 15°48′51″E / 50.63333°N 15.81417°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Hradec Králové |
| District | Trutnov |
| First mentioned | 1553 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jiří Špetla |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.75 km2 (2.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 516 m (1,693 ft) |
| Population (2020-01-01[1]) | |
| • Total | 2,081 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 542 24 |
| Website | musvoboda |
Svoboda nad Úpou (German: Freiheit an der Aupa) is a town in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants. It lies in the Krkonoše in the valley of the Úpa River.
History[]
Based on the chronicle of from Trutnov, Svoboda nad Úpou was founded in 1009. The first historic record dates from 1533. In 1546 Svoboda nad Úpou was granted the status of market town by Emperor Ferdinand I, receiving many privileges of a mining town. In 1580 Svoboda nad Úpou was made into a town by Emperor Rudolf II. Later the mining stopped in the area, but in Svoboda nad Úpou became an important industrial town when paper mills were built in the 19th century. In 1871 railway was brought here. From 1938 to 1945 it was one of the municipalities in Sudetenland. The local German population was expelled after World War II.
Sights[]
- Church of Saint John of Nepomuk – church in late Baroque style, built in 1777
- Sculpture of Virgin Mary, St. Florian and St. Anthony – from the beginning of the 18th century
- Classicist houses and folk wooden architecture
- Church of Saint Joseph – built in 1930
- Bear Cave – a cave discovered in the 19th century, palaeontological site, inaccessible to the public
Notable people[]
- (1846–1928), nobleman and entrepreneur, founder of paper industry in Svoboda nad Úpou and a great promoter of tourism in Krkonoše
- Franz Wende (1904–1968), ski jumper and nordic combined skier
References[]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 30 April 2020.
External links[]
Media related to Svoboda nad Úpou at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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