Srbská Kamenice | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Ústí nad Labem |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Děčín |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 50.8206°N 14.3528°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1352 |
Area Total Km2: | 11.75 |
Elevation M: | 216 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 270 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 407 15 |
Srbská Kamenice (de|Windisch Kamnitz) is a municipality and village in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Srbská Kamenice is located about 10km (10miles) northeast of Děčín and 27km (17miles) northeast of Ústí nad Labem. It lies in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. The northern part of the municipality lies in the Bohemian Switzerland National Park. The highest point is a contour line on the slopes of the Růžovský vrch hill at 498m (1,634feet) above sea level. The Kamenice River flows through the municipality.
The first written mention of Srbská Kamenice is from 1352. It was founded in the early 11th century by Sorbs, refugees from the Holy Roman Empire after a military campaign of Emperor Henry II.[2]
On 26 January 1972, Serbian stewardess Vesna Vulović was the only person on board to survive the crash of JAT Flight 367 which exploded at an altitude of 10160m (33,330feet) over the village.[3]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark of Srbská Kamenice is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It was built in the Baroque style in 1772–1776.[4]
There is an open-air museum of Czechoslovak border fortifications, built in 1937–1938. It consists of a number of reinforced concrete fortresses.[5]