Pustá Kamenice
Pustá Kamenice | |
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 Church of Saint Anne | |
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  Pustá Kamenice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°45′22″N 16°5′9″E / 49.75611°N 16.08583°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Pardubice |
| District | Svitavy |
| First mentioned | 1392 |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.30 km2 (5.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 620 m (2,030 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 311 |
| • Density | 20.3/km2 (52.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 569 82 |
| Website | www |
Pustá Kamenice is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Etymology
The word kamenice was a term for a stone chamber in village dwellings where food was stored. The prefix pustá (meaning 'desolate') probably referred to the desolate landscape around the village. There is also a theory that pustá referred to the time of the Hussite Wars, when the village was completely abandoned, but the prefix was documented already before the Hussite Wars.[2][3]
Geography
Pustá Kamenice is located about 27 kilometres (17 mi) west of Svitavy and 38 km (24 mi) southeast of Pardubice. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Upper Svratka Highlands, but the village proper lies in a tip of the Iron Mountains. The highest point is the hill Spálený kopec at 766 m (2,513 ft) above sea level. The stream Kamenická voda originates here and flows through the built-up area. The almost entire municipality lies within the Žďárské vrchy Protected Landscape Area.
History
The first written mention of Pustá Kamenice is from 1392, when it was a mining settlement that belonged to the Rychmburk estate. In 1584, the village had a population of 15. In 1651, the population raised to 35. The inhabitants made their living mainly as charcoal burners, but after the surrounding forests were cut down, they switched to agriculture.[2]
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Transport
The I/34 road (the section from Svitavy to Havlíčkův Brod) passes through the northern part of the municipality.
Pustá Kamenice is located on the railway line Česká Třebová–Skuteč. The municipality is served by two train stops: Pustá Kamenice and Pustá Kamenice zastávka.[6]
Sights
The main landmark of Pustá Kamenice is the Church of Saint Anne. It was built in the early Baroque style in 1680–1690, after the old dilapidated church had to be demolished in 1677. It is an uncommon example of a rural church that is based on the Northern Mannerist architecture.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ^ a b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Pustá Kamenice. Retrieved 2025-11-28.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). pp. 195–196.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Detail stanice Pustá Kamenice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2025-11-28.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Anny" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-11-28.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Anny" (in Czech). Obec Pustá Kamenice. Retrieved 2025-11-28.
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