Horní Heřmanice (Třebíč District)

Horní Heřmanice
Municipality
Centre of Horní Heřmanice
Flag Coat of arms
Horní Heřmanice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°19′46″N 15°55′13″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Třebíč
First mentioned	1447
Area
• Total	4.94 km^2 (1.91 sq mi)
Elevation	531 m (1,742 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	140
• Density	28/km^2 (73/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	675 05
Website	www.obec-horni-hermanice.cz

Horní Heřmanice is a municipality and village in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Geography

Horní Heřmanice is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Třebíč and 24 km (15 mi) east of Jihlava. It lies in the Křižanov Highlands. The highest point is at 602 m (1,975 ft) above sea level. The brook Heřmanický potok flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Horní Heřmanice is from 1447. From 1563 until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1850, the village was part of the Velké Meziříčí estate and shared its owners. Horní Heřmanice was almost completely destroyed by a fire in 1810. The village was then rebuilt.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 240 —     1880 252 +5.0% 1890 264 +4.8% 1900 256 −3.0% 1910 273 +6.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 262 −4.0% 1930 229 −12.6% 1950 177 −22.7% 1961 180 +1.7% 1970 158 −12.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 169 +7.0% 1991 163 −3.6% 2001 133 −18.4% 2011 137 +3.0% 2021 141 +2.9%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Horní Heřmanice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a stone crucifix from 1848.[5] In the centre of the village is a small chapel.

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Z historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Horní Heřmanice. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
5. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Horní Heřmanice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-27.

External links

• Official website