Kameničky is a municipality and village in

Chrudim District Chrudim District () is a Okres, district in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Chrudim. Administrative division Chrudim District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extended c ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Kameničky consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Kameničky (662) *Filipov (106)

Geography

Kameničky is located about southeast of

Chrudim Chrudim () is a town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 24,000 inhabitants. It is the second largest town of the region. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#M ...

and southeast of

Pardubice Pardubice (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the Elbe River. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Repub ...

. It lies in the

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, in the

Žďárské vrchy Žďárské vrchy () is a mountain range in the Czech Republic. It is located in the northwest part of Upper Svratka Highlands which is part of Bohemian-Moravian Highlands and has an area of 485.78 km2. The highest peak of Žďárké vrchy is ...

Protected Landscape Area. It is situated on the

Chrudimka The Chrudimka is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Elbe River. It flows through the Pardubice Region. It is long, making it the 18th longest river in the Czech Republic. Etymology The river is named after the town of Chrudi ...

River near its spring.

History

The first written mention of Kameničky is from 1350, when a parish church is documented here. The village of Filipov was founded in the late 18th century.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Kameničky is the Church of the Holy Trinity. It was built in the Baroque style in 1764–1766, when it replaced an old wooden church. The complex around the church contains a monument to World War I victims and valuable statues of St. John of Nepomuk from 1723 and St. Florian from 1779.

In art

In the early 20th century, after

Karel Václav Rais Karel Václav Rais (January 4, 1859 – July 8, 1926) was a Czech realist novelist, author of the so-called ''country prose'', numerous books for youth and children, and several poems. Biography Rais was born into the family of a simple farm ...

published the book ''

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'' about this area, painter

Antonín Slavíček Antonín Slavíček (16 May 1870 – 1 February 1910) was a Czech Impressionist painter. He worked mostly in the area surrounding Kameničky. Life In 1887, he entered the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, where he studied landscape painting with J ...

often visited Kameničky and lived here for three years. He created about 70 paintings here, including one of his most famous works ''At Home in Kameničky''. Many other artists visited him in the village. Today, the municipality periodically operates art exhibitions and maintains a Slavíček gallery.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kamenicky Villages in Chrudim District