Úpice
Úpice | |
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Town | |
.jpg) Old Town Hall, nowadays municipal museum and art gallery | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Úpice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°30′45″N 16°00′55″E / 50.51250°N 16.01528°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Hradec Králové |
| District | Trutnov |
| Municipality | Úpice |
| Founded | 11th century |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Petr Hron |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.30 km2 (5.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 352 m (1,155 ft) |
| Population (2006-10-02) | |
| • Total | 5,921 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 542 32 |
| Website | www |
Úpice (German: Eipel) is a town in the Czech Republic. It has population of nearly six thousand people.
History
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Until 1918, the EIPEL - ÚPICE town was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the TRAUTENAU - TRUTNOV district, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.[1] A post-office was opened in 1860.
References
- ^ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967
External links
Media related to Úpice at Wikimedia Commons- Municipal website
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