Verneřice () is a town in
Děčín District in the
Ústí nad Labem Region
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of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Verneřice consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
*Verneřice (878)
*Čáslav (8)
*Loučky (89)
*Příbram (73)
*Rychnov (94)
*Rytířov (32)
Etymology
The original German name ''Wernstadt'' meant "Wern's town". The Czech name was created by transliteration of the German name.
Geography
Verneřice is located about southeast of
Děčín and east of
Ústí nad Labem
Ústí nad Labem (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants and is the capital of the Ústí nad Labem Region. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway junction.
...
. It lies in the
Central Bohemian Uplands. The highest point is the hill Buková hora at above sea level. The stream of Bobří potok flows through the town. The entire municipal territory lies within the České středohoří Protected Landscape Area.
History
The first written mention of Verneřice is from 1384. The settlement was probably founded in the second half of the 13th century. Verneřice was promoted to a
market town
A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ...
in 1497. In 1522, it became a town.
The textile and shoe industry gradually developed in the town. The first cotton spinning mill in
Bohemia
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was established here in 1707. In 1770, the entrepreneur J. J. Leitenberger founded a manufactory for fabric dyeing and in 1796 a spinning mill. In 1797, the first steam engine in Bohemia was imported to this spinning mill from England. In the 19th century there were already several spinning mills and a machine shop here. In the mid-19th century, lignite was mined in small mines near the town. At the beginning of the 20th century, industry declined and was replaced by agriculture.
Demographics
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The main landmark of Verneřice is the Church of Saint Anne. Originally a Gothic church from the first half of the 14th century, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1774–1776.[
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Notable people
* Josef Strobach (1852–1905), politician, Mayor of Vienna
References
External links
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Populated places in Děčín District
Cities and towns in the Czech Republic