Malá Úpa

Malá Úpa
Municipality
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Malá Úpa Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°43′26″N 15°48′50″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Trutnov
First mentioned	1650
Area
• Total	26.67 km^2 (10.30 sq mi)
Elevation	1,041 m (3,415 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	157
• Density	5.9/km^2 (15/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	542 27
Website	malaupa.cz

Malá Úpa (German: Kleinaupa) is a municipality in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The municipality is made up of the villages of Dolní Malá Úpa and Horní Malá Úpa.

Geography

Malá 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

The 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

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,101 —     1880 1,093 −0.7% 1890 1,153 +5.5% 1900 1,126 −2.3% 1910 1,106 −1.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,001 −9.5% 1930 971 −3.0% 1950 614 −36.8% 1961 137 −77.7% 1970 137 +0.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 113 −17.5% 1991 78 −31.0% 2001 137 +75.6% 2011 166 +21.2% 2021 157 −5.4%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

There 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

Church of Saints Peter and Paul

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

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Malá Úpa is twinned with:^[7]

• Kowary, Poland

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "1566 – přicházejí dřevaři z Tyrolska, Korutan a Štýrska" (in Czech). Obec Malá Úpa. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
3. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Malá Úpa. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
7. "Raport o stanie miasta Kowary" (in Polish). Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej Miasta Kowary. 2018. p. 128. Retrieved 2021-09-24.

External links

• Official website