Malá Úpa (german: Kleinaupa) is a municipality in
Trutnov District in the
Hradec Králové Region of the
Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The municipality is made up of the villages of Dolní Malá Úpa and Horní Malá Úpa.
Geography
Malá Úpa is located about north of
Trutnov and 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 above sea level. The Malá Úpa River originates here and flwos 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
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and
Styria
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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.
Transport
There is the ''Pomezní Boudy / Przełęcz Okraj'' road border crossing with Poland.
Sights
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
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* In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so;
* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
* Twinning inst ...
with:
*
Kowary, Poland
References
External links
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Villages in Trutnov District