Lipnice nad Sázavou (German: Lipnitz an der Sasau) is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Lipnice nad Sázavou | |
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 Aerial view of the town with the castle | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Lipnice nad Sázavou Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°36′47″N 15°24′49″E / 49.61306°N 15.41361°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Vysočina |
| District | Havlíčkův Brod |
| First mentioned | 1226 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zdeněk Rafaj |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.15 km2 (4.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 590 m (1,940 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 701 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 582 32 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Vilémovec is an administrative part of Lipnice nad Sázavou.
Geography
editLipnice nad Sázavou is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Havlíčkův Brod and 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Jihlava. It lies in the Křemešník Highlands. The highest point is the hill Pyramida at 620 m (2,030 ft) above sea level.
Despite the town's name, the Sázava River does not flow through the municipal territory and there are no significant watercourses. The pond Kamenná trouba and the eponymous nature reserve are located west of the town.
History
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The first written mention of Lipnice is from 1226. It was the so-called Lower Lipnice and refers to today's Dolní Město.[2] The Lipnice Castle was founded in 1310 and the settlement of Upper Lipnice was founded together with the castle. In 1370, it was acquired by King Charles IV and promoted to a town. It was a town until the reforms in the middle of the 19th century.[3]
It is very likely that the so-called Lipnice Bible from 1421 was finished here.
In September 2019, the town status was granted back to Lipnice.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
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The most notable landmark and the main tourist destination of the town is the Lipnice Castle. It is owned by the state and is protected as a national cultural monument. After the fire in 1869, part of the castle remained only a torso.[7]
In the house where Jaroslav Hašek lived and worked in 1921–1923, there is now the Memorial of Jaroslav Hašek with an exposition on his life and work.[8]
Notable people
edit- Jindřich Matyáš Thurn (1567–1640), nobleman and military leader
- Jaroslav Hašek (1883–1923), writer; lived and died here
- Karel Čáslavský (1937–2013), film historian
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Město" (in Czech). Město Lipnice nad Sázavou. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ "History of Lipnice castle". Lipnice Castle. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ "Lipnice nad Sázavou se stala městem, má 650 obyvatel" (in Czech). Novinky.cz. 2019-09-27. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Hrad Lipnice" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ "Na hradě Lipnice nad Sázavou prováděl turisty i Jaroslav Hašek" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
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