Kamenný Újezd (Rokycany District)

Kamenný Újezd
Municipality
Main road
Flag Coat of arms
Kamenný Újezd Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°43′25″N 13°37′23″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Rokycany
First mentioned	1368
Area
• Total	7.71 km^2 (2.98 sq mi)
Elevation	378 m (1,240 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	961
• Density	120/km^2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	337 01, 338 42
Website	www.kamennyujezd.cz

Kamenný Újezd (German: Steinaujest) is a municipality and village in Rokycany District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Municipal office

The village of Kocanda is an administrative part of Kamenný Újezd.

Etymology

To distinguish from other villages called Újezd, the place began to be called Kamenný Újezd (literally 'stone Újezd') because of the stony soil in the area and its surroundings.^[2]

Geography

Kamenný Újezd is located about 2 kilometres (1 mi) southeast of Rokycany and 15 km (9 mi) east of Plzeň. It lies in the Švihov Highlands. The highest point is the Kotel hill at 575 m (1,886 ft) above sea level. The Klabava River flows through the municipality. The built-up area is located in the river valley and forms a contiguous built-up area together with Rokycany and Hrádek.

History

The first mention of the area of Kamenný Újezd is from 1177, when Duke Soběslav II promised this land to its soldier. The first written mention of the already existing village of Kamenný Újezd is from 1368. In 1498, King Vladislaus II confirmed that the village was part of the Rokycany estate. It remained part of Rokycany until abolition of feudal administration in 1850.^[2]

Local economy was based both on agriculture and on industry. The industry was represented by iron ore mining and wood processing from nearby forests. In the agriculture the village specialized in sheep farming, which is symbolized by ram's horns in its coat of arms.^[2]

19th and 20th century brought population increase and gradual transformation of Kamenný Újezd into semi-urban community influenced by proximity of industrial town of Rokycany. In 1868, the Rokycany–Mirošov railway opened, initially for cargo transportation only. In May 1945 both American and Soviet armies reached Kamenný Újezd during liberation of Czechoslovakia in final days of World War II.^[2]

For a short period between 1980 and 1990, the village was merged with Rokycany, but later seceded and became again a separate municipality.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 639 —     1880 648 +1.4% 1890 656 +1.2% 1900 647 −1.4% 1910 739 +14.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 821 +11.1% 1930 740 −9.9% 1950 678 −8.4% 1961 684 +0.9% 1970 687 +0.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 650 −5.4% 1991 597 −8.2% 2001 625 +4.7% 2011 687 +9.9% 2021 858 +24.9%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

Kamenný Újezd is located on the railway line of local importance leading from Rokycany to Příkosice.^[5]

Sights

Kamenný Újezd is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monuments are the homestead No. 8 from the second half of the 18th century and the homestead No. 12 from the first half of the 19th century.^[6]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Kamenný Újezd. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
5. "Detail stanice Kamenný Újezd u Rokycan" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
6. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Kamenný Újezd". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-27.

External links

• Official website