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Kopec
Hemmehübel (until 1947) | |
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Village | |
 View of Kopec | |
  Kopec Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°56′45″N 14°25′23″E / 50.94583°N 14.42306°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Ústí Region |
| District | Děčín |
| Municipality | Staré Křečany |
| First mentioned | 1720 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.47 km2 (1.34 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 18 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Kopec (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkopɛts]; German: Hemmehübel) is a village and administrative part of Staré Křečany in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. According to the 2021 Czech census, it has 18 inhabitants and 23 buildings[1].
Before World War II, it was a mostly German-speaking, thriving village with hundreds of inhabitants, several mills, multiple ponds, retaurants, guesthouses and a shop. Now, Kopec is mostly a destination for tourists, as it is very close to the Bohemian Switzerland National Park and the Saxon Switzerland National Park[2]. There is one restaurant, and several houses offer accommodation.
Name
[edit]The Czech name "Kopec" literally means "hill". It is derived from original German name "Hemmehübel", which combines words "hemmen" (to break) and "Hübel" (regional term for a hill). The name Hemmehübel was used until 1947. Since then, only the Czech name Kopec has been officially used.[2][3]
Points of interest
[edit]- The Chapel of the Virgin Mary (built 1809)
- Restaurant "U Oty" (before war known as Gasthaus "Focke")[4]
- A column with a statue of Saint Anthony of Padua (built 1707)
- Kaufer's Cross (built 1804)
Demographics
[edit]Until World War II, the entire village and region were almost entirely German-speaking. In the 19th century, the population reached over 400 people, but it gradually declined. After World War II, the German-speaking population was forced to expelled. As a result, the village was almost abandoned, the mills stopped operating, ponds ceased to exist, and nearly half of the buildings were lost due to abandonment and lack of maintenance[4].
Now, compared to the pre-war era, the population is relatively small, but many of the local buildings have been renovated and are used as holiday houses, as the village remains very quiet due to the absence of a major road and the main road ending just beyond the village.
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References
[edit]- ^ "2021 Czech Census". vdb.czso.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ^ a b "Kopec o.s. - Osada Kopec". www.naskopec.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ^ "Výnos Ministra vnitra č. 494/1947 Ú. l. I - Výnos ministra vnitra o stanovení nových úředních názvů míst" [Decree of the Minister of the Interior on the Establishment of New Official Place Names]. e-Sbírka (in Czech). 1947-05-21. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ^ a b "Historie". Osada KOPEC (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Výsledky sčítání 2021 – otevřená data" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022-12-21.