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Srbská Kamenice

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nameSrbská Kamenice
settlement_typeMunicipality
image_skylineWendisch Kamnitz (2).jpg
image_captionChurch of Saint Wenceslaus
image_flagFlag of Srbská Kamenice.svg
image_shieldSrbská Kamenice znak.jpg
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Ústí nad Labem
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Děčín
pushpin_mapCzech Republic
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pushpin_map_captionLocation in the Czech Republic
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established_titleFirst mentioned
established_date1352
area_total_km211.75
elevation_m216
population_as_of2025-01-01
population_footnotes
population_total278
population_density_km2auto
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postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code407 15
website

Srbská Kamenice () is a municipality and village in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Geography

Srbská Kamenice is located about 10 km northeast of Děčín and 27 km northeast of Ústí nad Labem. It lies in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. The northern part of the municipality lies in the Bohemian Switzerland National Park. The highest point is a contour line on the slopes of the Růžovský vrch hill at 498 m above sea level. The Kamenice River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Srbská Kamenice is from 1352. It was founded in the early 11th century by Sorbs, refugees from the Holy Roman Empire after a military campaign of Emperor Henry II.

On 26 January 1972, Serbian flight attendant Vesna Vulović was the only person on board to survive the crash of JAT Flight 367 which exploded at an altitude of 10160 m over the village.

Demographics

|1869|1044 |1880|1102 |1890|1032 |1900|941 |1910|997 |1921|905 |1930|932 |1950|346 |1961|329 |1970|273 |1980|218 |1991|172 |2001|176 |2011|229 |2021|264

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Srbská Kamenice is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It was built in the Baroque style in 1772–1776.

There is an open-air museum of Czechoslovak border fortifications, built in 1937–1938. It consists of a number of reinforced concrete fortresses.

References

References

  1. (2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  2. "Historie obce Srbská Kamenice". Obec Srbská Kamenice.
  3. "Zemřela srbská letuška, která jako jediná přežila pád letadla z 10 kilometrů nad Československem". [[Czech Radio]].
  4. (2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  5. (2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  6. "Kostel sv. Václava". National Heritage Institute.
  7. "Pevnostní opevnění Srbská Kamenice". CzechTourism.
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