Malá Úpa (German: Kleinaupa) is a municipality in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Malá Úpa | |
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  Malá Úpa Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°43′26″N 15°48′50″E / 50.72389°N 15.81389°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Hradec Králové |
| District | Trutnov |
| First mentioned | 1650 |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.67 km2 (10.30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,041 m (3,415 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 157 |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 542 27 |
| Website | malaupa |
Administrative parts
editThe municipality is made up of the villages of Dolní Malá Úpa and Horní Malá Úpa.
Geography
editMalá Úpa is located about 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Trutnov and 57 km (35 mi) north of Hradec Králové, on the border with Poland. It lies in the Giant Mountains. The highest point is a contour line near the top of the Sněžka mountain at 1,600 m (5,200 ft) above sea level. The Malá Úpa River originates here and flows across the municipality.
History
editThe Malá Úpa River was first mentioned under this name in 1537. The first settlement of the area began in 1566, when woodcutters from Tyrol, Carinthia and Styria came here. The area belonged to the Vrchlabí estate owned by Kryštof Gendorf, who initiated the logging. The first written mention of the village of Malá Úpa is from 1650. The municipality of Malá Úpa separated from the estate in 1748.[2][3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality. On the Czech-Polish border is the Pomezní Boudy / Przełęcz Okraj road border crossing.
Sights
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The most important monument of Malá Úpa is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It is a simple church, built in 1788–1799 and rebuilt after the fire in 1806.[6]
Twin towns – sister cities
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Kowary, Poland
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "1566 – přicházejí dřevaři z Tyrolska, Korutan a Štýrska" (in Czech). Obec Malá Úpa. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Malá Úpa. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ "Raport o stanie miasta Kowary" (in Polish). Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej Miasta Kowary. 2018. p. 128. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
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