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Horní Heřmanice (Třebíč District)

Coordinates: 49°19′46″N 15°55′13″E / 49.32944°N 15.92028°E / 49.32944; 15.92028
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Horní Heřmanice
Centre of Horní Heřmanice
Centre of Horní Heřmanice
Flag of Horní Heřmanice
Coat of arms of Horní Heřmanice
Horní Heřmanice is located in Czech Republic
Horní Heřmanice
Horní Heřmanice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°19′46″N 15°55′13″E / 49.32944°N 15.92028°E / 49.32944; 15.92028
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictTřebíč
First mentioned1447
Area
 • Total4.94 km2 (1.91 sq mi)
Elevation
531 m (1,742 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total140
 • Density28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
675 05
Websitewww.obec-horni-hermanice.cz

Horní Heřmanice is a municipality and village in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Geography

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Horní Heřmanice is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Třebíč and 24 km (15 mi) east of Jihlava. It lies in the Křižanov Highlands. The highest point is at 602 m (1,975 ft) above sea level. The brook Heřmanický potok flows through the municipality.

History

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The first written mention of Horní Heřmanice is from 1447. From 1563 until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1850, the village was part of the Velké Meziříčí estate and shared its owners. Horní Heřmanice was almost completely destroyed by a fire in 1810. The village was then rebuilt.[2]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869240—    
1880252+5.0%
1890264+4.8%
1900256−3.0%
1910273+6.6%
YearPop.±%
1921262−4.0%
1930229−12.6%
1950177−22.7%
1961180+1.7%
1970158−12.2%
YearPop.±%
1980169+7.0%
1991163−3.6%
2001133−18.4%
2011137+3.0%
2021141+2.9%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

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There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

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Horní Heřmanice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a stone crucifix from 1848.[5] In the centre of the village is a small chapel.

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Z historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Horní Heřmanice. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  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. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Horní Heřmanice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
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