Kameničky is a municipality and village in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Kameničky
Municipality
General view
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Kameničky Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°44′9″N 15°58′30″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Chrudim
First mentioned	1350
Area
• Total	7.83 km2 (3.02 sq mi)
Elevation	625 m (2,051 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	792
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	539 01, 539 41
Website	www.obec-kamenicky.cz

Administrative parts

The village of Filipov is an administrative part of Kameničky.

Geography

Kameničky is located about 26 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Chrudim and 35 km (22 mi) southeast of Pardubice. It lies in the Iron Mountains, in the Žďárské vrchy Protected Landscape Area. It is situated on the Chrudimka River near its spring.

History

The first written mention of Kameničky is from 1350, when a parish church is documented here. The village of Filipov was founded in the late 18th century.[2]

Sights

The main sight is the Baroque Church of the Holy Trinity. It was built in 1764–1766, when it replaced an old wooden church. The complex around the church contains a monument to World War I victims and valuable statues of St. John of Nepomuk from 1723 and St. Florian from 1779.[2]

In art

In the early 20th century, after Karel Václav Rais published the book Západ about this area, painter Antonín Slavíček often visited Kameničky and lived here for three years. He created about 70 paintings here, including one of his most famous works At Home in Kameničky. Many other artists visited him in the village.[3] Today, the municipality periodically operates art exhibitions and maintains a Slavíček gallery.[4]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kameničky.

• Official website