Úpice
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Úpice
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Úpice - muzeum.jpg
| image_caption = Old Town Hall, now town museum and gallery
| image_flag = Flag of Upice.svg
| image_shield = Upice CoA CZ.svg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Hradec Králové
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Trutnov
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|50|30|45|N|16|0|55|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Petr Hron
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1358
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 15.31
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 352
| population_as_of = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2024-05-17}}
| population_total = 5500
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 542 32
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://www.upice.cz/}}
| footnotes =
}}
Úpice ({{langx|de|Eipel}}) is a town in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,500 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Úpice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):{{cite web |title=Public Census 2021 – basic data|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4690&katalog=33475&pvo=SLD21043-CO|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2022}}
- Úpice (4,992)
- Radeč (346)
Etymology
Geography
Úpice is located about {{convert|9|km|0}} southeast of Trutnov and {{convert|35|km|abbr=on}} northeast of Hradec Králové. It lies in the Giant Mountains Foothills. The highest point is at {{convert|508|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The Úpa River flows through the town.
History
It is proven that Úpice existed already in the 11th century, however the first written mention is from 1358. It was a small town until the second half of the 19th century, when the textile and machinery industries developed.{{cite web |title=Strategický plán města Úpice pro období 2016–2025|url=https://www.upice.cz/assets/File.ashx?id_org=17465&id_dokumenty=9192|publisher=Město Úpice|page=10|language=cs|access-date=2020-09-03}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|2957
|1880|3222
|1890|4156
|1900|5627
|1910|7672
|1921|6757
|1930|7909
|1950|6277
|1961|6540
|1970|6749
|1980|6990
|1991|6141
|2001|5932
|2011|5713
|2021|5338
|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}
Economy
The largest employer based in the town is Kasper Kovo, a metal processor.{{cite web |title=About us|url=https://www.kasperkovo.cz/en/about-us|publisher=Kasper Kovo s.r.o.|access-date=2022-08-15}}
Transport
Sights
File:Úpice kostel sv. Jakuba Většího 01.jpg
The Church of the Saint James the Great was built in 1698–1705, after the old wooden church from the 14th century was burned down in 1625. The altar from 1730 includes an image of Saint James the Great painted by Petr Brandl.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Jakuba Staršího v Úpici|url=https://www.kudyznudy.cz/aktivity/kostel-sv-jakuba-starsiho-v-upici|publisher=CzechTourism|language=cs|access-date=2021-09-25}}
The most valuable monument is Dřevěnka Inn. It is an excellently preserved half-timbered house from the beginning of the 17th century. It is a former homestead, which served as an inn from 1739 to 1990. Since 2018, it has been a museum. The house is protected as a national cultural monument.{{cite web |title=Hospoda Dřevěnka|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/hospoda-drevenka-13383825|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-22}}
A notable building is the Old Town Hall. It is an early Baroque house, built in 1677–1678. The tower was added in 1752. Since the 1960s, it has been used as the town museum and gallery. The gallery is named after a local native, painter Julie Winterová Mezerová, whose paintings are exhibited here.{{cite web |title=Radnice|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/radnice-13343730|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-06-14}}{{cite web |title=Muzeum (ve staré radnici)|url=https://www.mmgu.cz/o-nas/muzeum|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-06-14}}
Notable people
- Philipp Oberländer (1875–1911), hunter and traveller
- Josef Čapek (1887–1945), artist and writer; lived here
- Karel Čapek (1890–1938), writer; lived there
- Richard Sacher (1942–2014), politician
Twin towns – sister cities
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic}}
Úpice is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Partnerské město Piechowice|url=https://www.upice.cz/partnerske-mesto-piechowice/ms-10208|publisher=Město Úpice|language=cs|access-date=2020-09-03}}
- {{flagicon|POL}} Piechowice, Poland
References
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External links
{{commons category|Úpice}}
- {{official|https://www.upice.cz/}}
{{Trutnov District}}
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