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Úpice (German: Eipel) is a town in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,500 inhabitants.

Úpice
Town
Old Town Hall, nowadays town museum and art gallery
Flag Coat of arms
Úpice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°30′45″N 16°0′55″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Trutnov
First mentioned	1358
Government
• Mayor	Petr Hron
Area
• Total	15.31 km2 (5.91 sq mi)
Elevation	352 m (1,155 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	5,468
• Density	360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	542 32
Website	www.upice.cz

Administrative parts

The village of Radeč is an administrative part of Úpice.

Geography

Úpice is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) southeast of Trutnov and 35 km (22 mi) northeast of Hradec Králové. It lies in the Giant Mountains Foothills. It is situated on the Úpa river, which gave the town its name.

History

It is proven that Úpice existed already in the 11th century, however the first written mention is from 1358. It was a small town until the second half of the 19th century, when the textile and machinery industries developed.[2]

Until 1918, the Eipel – Úpice town was a part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the Trautenau – Trutnov District, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.[3]

In 1975, the village of Radeč was joined to Úpice.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 2,957 —     1880 3,222 +9.0% 1890 4,156 +29.0% 1900 5,627 +35.4% 1910 7,672 +36.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 6,757 −11.9% 1930 7,909 +17.0% 1950 6,277 −20.6% 1961 6,540 +4.2% 1970 6,749 +3.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 6,990 +3.6% 1991 6,141 −12.1% 2001 5,932 −3.4% 2011 5,713 −3.7% 2021 5,338 −6.6%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Economy

The largest employer based in the town is Kasper Kovo, a metal processor.[6]

Sights

The Church of the Saint James the Great was built in 1698–1705, after the old wooden church from the 14th century was burned down in 1625. The altar from 1730 includes image of Saint James the Great painted by Petr Brandl.[7]

Notable people

• Josef Čapek (1887–1945), artist and writer; lived here
• Karel Čapek (1890–1938), writer; lived there
• Richard Sacher (1942–2014), politician

Twin towns – sister cities

Úpice is twinned with:[8]

• Piechowice, Poland

References

External links

• Official website

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