České Heřmanice

České Heřmanice (German: Böhmisch Hermanitz) is a market town in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

České Heřmanice
Market town
Church of Saint James the Great
Flag Coat of arms
České Heřmanice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°55′53″N 16°15′11″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Ústí nad Orlicí
First mentioned	1226
Area
• Total	9.97 km2 (3.85 sq mi)
Elevation	309 m (1,014 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	604
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	565 52
Website	www.ceskehermanice.cz

Administrative division

České Heřmanice consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• České Heřmanice (414)
• Borová (28)
• Chotěšiny (75)
• Netřeby (82)

Geography

České Heřmanice is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) east of Ústí nad Orlicí and 35 km (22 mi) east of Pardubice. It lies in the Svitavy Uplands. The highest point is at 377 m (1,237 ft) above sea level. The stream Sloupnický potok flows through the market town. The territory of České Heřmanice is rich in fishponds.

History

The first written mention of České Heřmanice is from 1226. The greatest prosperity occurred during the rule of Bohuněk of Adršpach in 1460–1506. During this period, České Heřmanice was promoted to a market town. Among the next owners of the market town were the noble families of Kostka of Postupice, Zierotin, Trauttmansdorff, Waldstein and Thurn und Taxis.^[3]

The first written mention of Chotěšiny is from 1307. It was a separate municipality until 1960, when it was merged with České Heřmanice.^[3]

Netřeby was founded in 1661 and Borová was founded in 1698. From 1785, they were administered as parts of České Heřmanice.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,013 —     1880 1,015 +0.2% 1890 994 −2.1% 1900 935 −5.9% 1910 965 +3.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 942 −2.4% 1930 870 −7.6% 1950 687 −21.0% 1961 644 −6.3% 1970 579 −10.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 500 −13.6% 1991 533 +6.6% 2001 532 −0.2% 2011 533 +0.2% 2021 599 +12.4%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of České Heřmanice is the Church of Saint James the Great. It was built in 1547 and the tower from this period has been preserved to this day. In 1720–1733, the church was completely rebuilt in the Baroque style.^[6]