Dolní Újezd is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.
Administrative division Dolní Újezd consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Dolní Újezd (1,747) Jiříkov (93) Václavky (20)
Etymology Újezd is a common Czech toponym. The prefix dolní means 'lower' and serves to distinguish it from neighbouring Horní Újezd ('upper Újezd').
Geography Dolní Újezd is located about northwest of Svitavy and southeast of Pardubice. It lies in the Svitavy Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level. The Desná Stream flows through the municipality.
History The first written mention of Dolní Újezd is in a deed of King Vladislaus II from 1167, where the village was called Újezd na Lubném. There were several other small settlements near Dolní Újezd, which gradually merged with Dolní Újezd. The village of Václavky was founded in 1730 by Václav Trautmansdorf. The village of Jiříkov was founded in 1785 by Jiří of Valdštejn.
Demographics
Transport There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The main landmark of Dolní Újezd is the Church of Saint Martin. It has a Romanesque core from around 1270 and a Gothic presbytery from around 1340. Romanesque modification were incorporated in 1553. Next to the church is a separate bell tower, which also includes the gate to the church's cemetery.
In the centre of Dolní Újezd is a valuable Baroque sculptural group of the Virgin Mary. It dates from 1737.
Paleontology In 1960, a fragment of jawbone of a small-sized Cretaceous marine reptile (mosasaur) was found here.
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