Údlice () is a municipality and village in

Chomutov District Chomutov District () is a district in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Chomutov. Administrative division Chomutov District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Údlice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Údlice (1,069) *Přečaply (139)

Etymology

The initial name of the settlement was probably Údolnice (derived from the Czech word ''údolí'', i.e. 'valley') The name was transcribed to German as ''Udelitz''. Later the German name was transcribed back to Czech as Údlice (formerly written as Oudlice).

Geography

Údlice is located in close proximity to the city of

Chomutov Chomutov (; ) is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 47,000 inhabitants. There are almost 80,000 inhabitants in the city's wider metropolitan area. The historic city centre is well preserved and is protected as ...

, about southwest 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

Most Basin The Most Basin (also known as North Bohemian Basin; , ) is a structural basin and geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is named after the city of Most. It forms the southwestern and central parts of the Ústí nad Labem Region. ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The

Chomutovka The Chomutovka is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Ohře River. It flows through the Ústí nad Labem Region. It is long. Etymology The river is named after the city of Chomutov. Characteristic The Chomutovka originates in ...

River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Údlice is from 1295. From 1446 until the end of the 16th century, the village was owned by the

Lobkowicz family The House of Lobkowicz (''Lobkovicové'' in modern Czech, sg. ''z Lobkovic''; ''Lobkowitz'' in German) is an important Bohemian noble family that dates back to the 14th century and is one of the oldest noble families of the region. Over the cent ...

. Údlice was promoted to a town in 1539, but its lost the title during the

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, when it was plundered by the

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. From 1605 until the establishment of a separate municipality, Údlice was part of the

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estate and shared its owners. From 1938 to 1945, Údlice was annexed by

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and administered as part of the

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Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipal territory, but the municipality is located close to the D7 motorway from

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

to Chomutov.

Sights

The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is originally a Romanesque church from the first half of the 13th century. It was rebuilt in 1400, and then into its current early Baroque form in the 17th century. The Údlice Castle was built in the Baroque style in 1692–1695 on the site of a fortress from the 14th century. Today the building is used by a secondary school. The column with a statue of Saint Joseph in the middle of the square dates from 1716.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Udlice Villages in Chomutov District