Kamenný Újezd () is a municipality and village in

České Budějovice District České Budějovice District () is a Okres, district in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of České Budějovice. Administrative division České Budějovice District is divided into three Districts of the Cz ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 2,700 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Kamenný Újezd consists of nine municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Kamenný Újezd (1,887) *Březí (40) *Bukovec (83) *Kosov (138) *Krasejovka (124) *Milíkovice (47) *Opalice (45) *Radostice (43) *Rančice (55)

Etymology

The name means 'stony '' újezd'' in Czech.

Geography

Kamenný Újezd is located about south of

České Budějovice České Budějovice (; ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 97,000 inhabitants. The city is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše. České Budějovice is the largest ...

. It lies in the Gratzen Foothills. The highest point is the hill Na Vrchu at above sea level. The western municipal border is partly formed by the

Vltava The Vltava ( , ; ) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Elbe River. It runs southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, and Prague. It is com ...

River. The municipal territory is rich in fishponds.

History

The first written mention of Kamenný Újezd is from 1263. From 1455 to 1602, the village was property of the

Rosenberg family The House of Rosenberg ( or ''Páni z Rožmberka'') was a prominent Bohemian noble family that played an important role in Czech medieval history from the 13th century until 1611. Members of this family held posts at the Prague royal (and ...

as a part of the Krumlov estate. In 1552, the Rosenbergs unsuccessfully tried to promote Kamenný Újezd to a town. The estate was acquired by Emperor

Rudolf II Rudolf II (18 July 1552 – 20 January 1612) was Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Croatia (as Rudolf I, 1572–1608), King of Bohemia (1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria (1576–1608). He was a member of the H ...

in 1602. Kamenný Újezd was badly damaged during the

Thirty Years' War The Thirty Years' War, fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in History of Europe, European history. An estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died from battle, famine ...

. As a part of the Krumlov estate, the village was owned by the Eggenberg family in 1622–1719 and by the

Schwarzenberg family The House of Schwarzenberg () is a German (Franconian Circle, Franconian) and Czech (Kingdom of Bohemia, Bohemian) aristocratic family, formerly one of the most prominent European noble houses. The Schwarzenbergs are members of the German nobili ...

from 1719 until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1849.

Demographics

Transport

The I/3 road (part of the

European route E55 European route E55 is an E-route. It starts in southern Sweden, crosses the Øresund strait to Denmark, and passes through more water (the western Baltic Sea) to reach continental Europe on Rostock, Germany. Thence it continues further southwar ...

) from České Budějovice to the Czech-Austrian border in

Dolní Dvořiště Dolní Dvořiště () is a municipality and village in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. Administrative division Dolní Dvořiště consists of eight municipal parts (in b ...

passes through the municipality. Kamenný Újezd is located on the railway line České Budějovice–

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Sights

The main landmark of Kamenný Újezd is the Church of All Saints. It was originally a Gothic church as old as the village. Its present appearance is a result of the Baroque reconstruction.