Kopec (Staré Křečany)
Kopec | |
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Village | |
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| Coordinates: 50°56′45″N 14°25′23″E / 50.94583°N 14.42306°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic |
| Region | Ústí Region |
| District | Děčín |
| Municipality | Staré Křečany |
| First mentioned | 1720 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.47 km2 (1.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 18 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 407 60 |
Kopec (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkopɛts]; German: Hemmehübel) is a village and administrative part of Staré Křečany in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. According to the 2021 Czech census, it has 18 inhabitants and 23 buildings.[1]
Before World War II, it was a mostly German-speaking, thriving village with hundreds of inhabitants, several mills, multiple ponds, restaurants, guesthouses and a shop. Now, Kopec is mostly a destination for tourists, as it is very close to the Bohemian Switzerland National Park and the Saxon Switzerland National Park.[2]
Etymology
The Czech name Kopec means 'hill'. It is derived from the original German name "Hemmehübel", which combines the words hemmen ('to break') and Hübel (a regional term for a hill). The name Hemmehübel was used until 1947. Since then, only the Czech name Kopec has been officially used.[2][3]
Demographics
Until World War II, the entire village and region were almost entirely German-speaking. In the 19th century, the population reached over 400 people, but it gradually declined. After World War II, the German-speaking population was expelled. As a result, the village was almost abandoned, the mills stopped operating, ponds ceased to exist, and nearly half of the buildings were lost due to abandonment and lack of maintenance.[4] Now, compared to the pre-war era, the population is low.
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Points of interest
- The Chapel of the Virgin Mary (built 1809)
- Restaurant "U Oty" (before war known as Gasthaus "Focke")[4]
- A column with a statue of Saint Anthony of Padua (built 1707)
- Kaufer's Cross (built 1804)
References
- ↑ "2021 Czech Census". Public database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Osada Kopec". naskopec.cz (in čeština). Kopec o.s. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ↑ "Výnos Ministra vnitra č. 494/1947 Ú. l. I - Výnos ministra vnitra o stanovení nových úředních názvů míst" [Decree of the Minister of the Interior on the Establishment of New Official Place Names]. e-sbirka.cz (in čeština). 1947-05-21. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Historie". hemm.cz (in čeština). Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "Výsledky sčítání 2021 – otevřená data" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022-12-21.
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