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Verneřice

Coordinates: 50°39′40″N 14°18′4″E / 50.66111°N 14.30111°E / 50.66111; 14.30111
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Verneřice
Town
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Coordinates: 50°39′40″N 14°18′4″E / 50.66111°N 14.30111°E / 50.66111; 14.30111
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictDěčín
First mentioned1384
Government
 • MayorRoman Keznikl
Area
 • Total
31.44 km2 (12.14 sq mi)
Elevation
493 m (1,617 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,166
 • Density37.09/km2 (96.05/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
405 02, 407 25
Websitewww.vernerice.cz

Verneřice (German: Wernstadt) is a town in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants. The town is located on the stream Bobří potok in the Central Bohemian Uplands.

Administrative division

Verneřice consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Verneřice (878)
  • Čáslav (8)
  • Loučky (89)
  • Příbram (73)
  • Rychnov (94)
  • Rytířov (32)

Etymology

The original German name Wernstadt meant "Wern's town". The Czech name was created by transcription of the German name.[3]

Geography

Verneřice is located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) southeast of Děčín and 18 km (11 mi) east of Ústí nad Labem. It lies in the Central Bohemian Uplands. The highest point is the hill Buková hora at 683 m (2,241 ft) above sea level. The stream Bobří potok flows through the town. The entire municipal territory lies within the České středohoří Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Verneřice is from 1384. The settlement was probably founded in the second half of the 13th century. Verneřice was promoted to a market town in 1497. In 1522, it became a town.[4]

The textile and shoe industry gradually developed in the town. The first cotton spinning mill in Bohemia was established here in 1707. In 1770, the entrepreneur J. J. Leitenberger founded a manufactory for fabric dyeing and in 1796 a spinning mill. In 1797, the first steam engine in Bohemia was imported to this spinning mill from England. In the 19th century there were already several spinning mills and a machine shop in the town. In the mid-19th century, lignite was mined in small mines near the town. At the beginning of the 20th century, industry declined and was replaced by agriculture.[4][5]

Demographics

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Verneřice is the Church of Saint Anne. Originally a Gothic church from the first half of the 14th century, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1774–1776.[8]

The former Leitenberger's manufactory is a Neoclassical building from 1796, protected as a cultural monument.[5]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ↑ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in čeština). p. 502.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Historie Verneřic" (in čeština). Město Verneřice. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Bývalá Leitenbergova kartounka" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  6. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  7. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  8. ↑ "Kostel sv. Anny" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
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