Horní Újezd is a municipality and village in

Třebíč District Třebíč District () is a district in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Třebíč. Administrative division Třebíč District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended c ...

in the

Vysočina Region The Vysočina Region (; ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Jihlava. The region is located in the central part of the country. It is one of just three in the country (the others being Prague and the Central Boh ...

of the

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. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Geography

Horní Újezd is located about south of

Třebíč Třebíč (; ) is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 35,000 inhabitants. The beginnings of the town's history are connected with the establishment of a Benedictines, Benedictine monastery, where the castle is loca ...

and southeast of

Jihlava Jihlava (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. Jihlava is the capital of the Vysočina Region, situated on the Jihlava (river), Jihlava River on the historical border between Moravia and Bohemia. Historically, Jihla ...

. It lies in a mostly agricultural landscape in the

Jevišovice Uplands Jevišovice () is a town in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urb ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The

Rokytná The Rokytná is a river in the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Jihlava (river), Jihlava River. It flows through the Vysočina Region, Vysočina and South Moravian Region, South Moravian regions. It is long. Etymology The name is derived ...

River flows along the western municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Újezd is from 1243. It was held by various noble families; among the most notable owners of the village were the

Pernštejn family The House of Pernštejn () was one of the oldest and most important (uradel) families originating from Moravian nobility, along with the House of Rosenberg, that played an important role in the medieval history of Bohemian nobility from the 13th ...

. Újezd was renamed Horní Újezd in the first half of the 19th century to distinguish from Velký Újezd (today part of Kojatice).

Demographics

Transport

The railway line

Znojmo Znojmo (; ) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants. Znojmo is the historical and cultural centre of southwestern Moravia and the second most populated town in the South Moravian Region. The hi ...

–

Okříšky Okříšky () is a market town in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants. Etymology According to one theory, the name is derived from the personal name Okřeša or Oskora. According to the ...

runs through the municipal territory, but there is no train station. The municipality is served by the station in neighbouring Kojetice.

Sights

The main landmark of Horní Újezd is the Church of the Saints Peter and Paul. It is a Gothic church with a Romanesque core from the 13th century. The façade was modified in the Neoclassical style.

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