Kamenice (Prague-East District)

Kamenice
Municipality
Primary school
Flag Coat of arms
Kamenice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°54′6″N 14°34′57″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-East
First mentioned	1266
Area
• Total	17.38 km^2 (6.71 sq mi)
Elevation	368 m (1,207 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	5,142
• Density	300/km^2 (770/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	251 68
Website	www.obeckamenice.cz

Kamenice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,100 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Ládeves, Ládví, Nová Hospoda, Olešovice, Skuheř, Štiřín, Struhařov, Těptín and Všedobrovice are administrative parts of Kamenice.

Etymology

The name was transferred to the settlement from the local stream, which was called Kamenice.[2]

Geography

Kamenice is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Vlková at 521 m (1,709 ft) above sea level. The stream Kamenický potok flows through the municipality and supplies several fishponds.

History

The first written mention of Kamenice is from 1266, when there was a fortress. The village was owned by various noblemen until 1763, including the Lobkowicz family and Albrecht von Wallenstein. From 1763 until the establishent of a sovereign municipality, Kamenice was a property of Prague archbishops, who had rebuilt the local manor house into a castle, which served as their summer residence.[3]

In 1820, the Ringhoffer family started a business in the territory, and the agricultural village began to be industrialized. František Ringhoffer purchased the Kamenice Castle in 1860 and the nearby Štiřín Castle in 1870, and had reconstructed both of them. Properties of the Ringhoffer family were confiscated in 1945.[3]

Demographics

As of 2024, Kamenice is the 4th most populated municipality without the town status in the country. It belongs among the fastest growing municipalities in the country in the 21st century.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,239 —     1880 1,294 +4.4% 1890 1,265 −2.2% 1900 1,417 +12.0% 1910 1,487 +4.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,459 −1.9% 1930 1,275 −12.6% 1950 1,444 +13.3% 1961 1,633 +13.1% 1970 1,775 +8.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 2,031 +14.4% 1991 2,261 +11.3% 2001 2,844 +25.8% 2011 4,233 +48.8% 2021 4,998 +18.1%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

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

Sights

Kamenice Castle

The Kamenice Castle was rebuilt in the English neo-Gothic style in 1875–1880 by the architect Jiří Stibral.[6] Today it is privately owned and inaccessible. Next to the castle is located the Church of Saint Francis of Assisi. The originally early Gothic church was rebuilt in 1797 and modified into its current form in 1898.[7]

The Štiřín Castle is a Baroque castle in the village of Štiřín. The original fortress was rebuilt into the castle at the end of the 18th century, and a castle park was founded. It was reconstructed by Jiří Stibral in 1900–1905. Today, the castle is used as a hotel and restaurant, and part of the park serves as a golf course.[3][8]

Notable people

• Che Guevara (1928–1967), Argentine revolutionary; lived in Ládví in 1966

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 193.
3. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Kamenice. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Zámek Kamenice" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
7. "Kostel sv. Františka Serafinského (Kamenice, Česko)" (in Czech). Středočeská vědecká knihovna v Kladně. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
8. "Zámek Štiřín" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-09.

External links

• Official website