Malá Úpa
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::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Malá Úpa |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| image_skyline | Malá Úpa - Klein Aupa.jpg |
| image_caption | General view |
| image_flag | Mala Upa CZ flag.gif |
| image_shield | Mala Upa CZ CoA.jpg |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Hradec Králové |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Trutnov |
| pushpin_map | Czech Republic |
| pushpin_relief | 1 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in the Czech Republic |
| coordinates | |
| established_title | First mentioned |
| established_date | 1650 |
| area_total_km2 | 26.67 |
| elevation_m | 1041 |
| population_as_of | 2025-01-01 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 157 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +1 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +2 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 542 27 |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Malá Úpa | other_name = | settlement_type = Municipality | image_skyline = Malá Úpa - Klein Aupa.jpg | image_caption = General view | image_flag = Mala Upa CZ flag.gif | image_shield = Mala Upa CZ CoA.jpg | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Hradec Králové | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Trutnov | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Czech Republic | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | leader_title = | leader_name = | established_title = First mentioned | established_date = 1650 | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 26.67 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 1041 | population_as_of = 2025-01-01 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 157 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = CEST | utc_offset1_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 542 27 | area_code_type = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = Malá Úpa () is a municipality in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Malá Úpa consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
- Dolní Malá Úpa (80)
- Horní Malá Úpa (77)
Geography
Malá Úpa is located about 18 km north of Trutnov and 57 km north of Hradec Králové, on the border with Poland. It lies in the Giant Mountains. The highest point is a contour line near the top of the Sněžka mountain at 1600 m above sea level. The Malá Úpa River originates here and flows across the municipality.
History
The Malá Úpa River was first mentioned under this name in 1537. The first settlement of the area began in 1566, when woodcutters from Tyrol, Carinthia and Styria came here. The area belonged to the Vrchlabí estate owned by Kryštof Gendorf, who initiated the logging. The first written mention of the village of Malá Úpa is from 1650. The municipality of Malá Úpa separated from the estate in 1748.
Demographics
|align=none|cols=3 |1869|1101 |1880|1093 |1890|1153 |1900|1126 |1910|1106 |1921|1001 |1930|971 |1950|614 |1961|137 |1970|137 |1980|113 |1991|78 |2001|137 |2011|166 |2021|157 |source=Censuses}}
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality. On the Czech-Polish border is the Pomezní Boudy / Przełęcz Okraj road border crossing.
Sights
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Mala_Upa_church_A341.JPG" caption="Church of Saints Peter and Paul"] ::
The most important monument of Malá Úpa is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It is a simple church, built in 1788–1799 and rebuilt after the fire in 1806.
Twin towns – sister cities
Malá Úpa is twinned with:
- POL Kowary, Poland
References
References
- (2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- (2022). "Public Census 2021 – basic data". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- "1566 – přicházejí dřevaři z Tyrolska, Korutan a Štýrska". Obec Malá Úpa.
- "Historie". Obec Malá Úpa.
- (2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- (2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla". National Heritage Institute.
- (2018). "Raport o stanie miasta Kowary". Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej Miasta Kowary.
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