Česká Čermná

Coordinates: 50°24′3″N 16°13′46″E / 50.40083°N 16.22944°E / 50.40083; 16.22944
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Česká Čermná
Municipal office
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Česká Čermná is located in Czech Republic
Česká Čermná
Česká Čermná
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°24′3″N 16°13′46″E / 50.40083°N 16.22944°E / 50.40083; 16.22944
Country Czech Republic
RegionHradec Králové
DistrictNáchod
First mentioned1448
Area
 • Total8.92 km2 (3.44 sq mi)
Elevation
520 m (1,710 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total505
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
549 21
Websitewww.ceskacermna.cz

Česká Čermná is a municipality and village in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Geography[edit]

Česká Čermná is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Náchod and 34 km (21 mi) northeast of Hradec Králové, on the border with Poland. It lies in the Orlické Foothills. The highest point is the hill Kašparka at 639 m (2,096 ft) above sea level.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Česká Čermná is from 1448. Until 1849, it belonged to the Náchod estate and shared its owners.[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869689—    
1880690+0.1%
1890723+4.8%
1900644−10.9%
1910674+4.7%
YearPop.±%
1921624−7.4%
1930530−15.1%
1950449−15.3%
1961470+4.7%
1970453−3.6%
YearPop.±%
1980423−6.6%
1991431+1.9%
2001437+1.4%
2011447+2.3%
2021465+4.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport[edit]

There is the Česká Čermná / Brzozowie road border crossing with Poland.

Sights[edit]

There are no protected cultural monuments.[5] The only landmark of Česká Čermná is the Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus. It is a modern chapel, built in 1938–1939.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Česká Čermná. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Náchod" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, okres Náchod". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  6. ^ "Kaple svatého Václava v České Čermné" (in Czech). Náchod Deanery. Retrieved 2023-04-06.

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