Horní Kamenice is a municipality and village in Plzeň-South District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Geography Horní Kamenice is located about southwest of Plzeň. It lies on the border between the Švihov Uplands and Plasy Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level. The stream Srbický potok flows through the municipality.
History The first written mention of Horní Kamenice is in the foundation deed of the monastery in Kladruby from 1115. From the mid-14th century to the end of the 15th century, it was owned by the Bohuchval of Hrádek family as a part of their Lacembok estate. From the 16th century, Horní Kamenice was a property of the Knights of Šlovice. In 1677, the village was bought by the Trauttmansdorff family and annexed to the Horšovský Týn estate.
From 1 January 2021, Horní Kamenice is no longer a part of Domažlice District and belongs to Plzeň-South District.
Demographics
Transport The railway line Plzeň–Domažlice briefly crosses the municipal territory, but there is no train station. There are no major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is the ruin of the Lacembok Castle, from which only part of the fortifications survived. The castle was probably founded in the second half of the 13th century and abandoned in the second half of the 15th century.
A cultural landmark in the centre of Horní Kamenice is the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk.
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