Trmice (german: Türmitz) is a town in

Ústí nad Labem District Ústí nad Labem District ( cs, okres Ústí nad Labem) is one of seven districts ('' okres'') located within the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Ústí nad Labem. Complete list of municipalities Chabařov ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 3,300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Villages of Koštov and Újezd are administrative parts of Trmice.

Geography

Trmice is located southwest of

Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem (, , ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of its eponymous region and district. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway ju ...

, in its immediate vicinity. It lies on the border between the

Most Basin The Most Basin (also known as North Bohemian Basin; cs, Mostecká pánev, german: Nordböhmisches Becken) is a tectonic Depression (geology), depression and Geomorphological division of the Czech Republic, geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech ...

and

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. The highest point is the hill Jizerský vrch at above sea level. The

Bílina Bílina (; german: Bilin) is a town in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. It is known for its spas and as a source of the strongly mineralized water, Bílinská kyselka. The to ...

River flows through the town. A small part of

Lake Milada Lake Milada ( cs, Jezero Milada, formerly also known as ''Chabařovice Lake'') is a reservoir near Ústí nad Labem in the Czech Republic. It originated from excavation by an old coal mine and flooded former villages, Hrbovice, Tuchomyšl and Vykl ...

extends into the territory of Trmice.

History

In the 13th century, there was a fortress in Trmice. In the first half of the 17th century, it was rebuilt into a Baroque castle. The Old Castle was repaired in 1926, but it was demolished in 1965 due to considerable dilapidation. Between 1939 and 1993, Trmice was a borough of the

. Since 1 January 1994 it has been a separate municipality again.

Demographics

Transport

The D8 motorway passes through the town.

Sights

The New Castle, also called Trmice Castle, is the main landmark of the town. It was designed by

Heinrich von Ferstel Freiherr Heinrich von Ferstel (7 July 1828 14 July 1883) was an Austrian architect and professor, who played a vital role in building late 19th-century Vienna. Life The son of Ignaz Ferstel (17961866), a bank clerk and later director of the ...

and built in the

Gothic Revival Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...

style in 1856–1863. Today it serves as a cultural centre, and as a museum with permanent exhibitions on the history of regional mining and industry and a model railway museum.

Notable people

Hermann Burghart Hermann Burghart (7 April 1834, Türmitz – 23 January 1901, Vienna) was a Bohemian-born Austrian scenic designer and set decorator The set decorator is the head of the set decoration department in the film and television industry, responsible ...

(1834–1901), Austrian scenic designer and set decorator

Twin towns – sister cities

Trmice is twinned with: * Königstein, Germany

References

External links

* {{authority control Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Ústí nad Labem District