Údlice

Údlice
Údlice
Municipality
	Northern part of the square
	Coat of arms
	Údlice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°26′27″N 13°27′27″E / 50.44083°N 13.45750°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Chomutov
First mentioned	1247
Area
• Total	11.86 km2 (4.58 sq mi)
Elevation	287 m (942 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	1,331
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	431 41
Website	www.obec-udlice.cz

Údlice (German: Eidlitz) is a municipality and village in Chomutov District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The village of Přečaply is an administrative part of Údlice.

Geography[edit]

Údlice is located in close proximity to the city of Chomutov, about 47 km (29 mi) southwest of Ústí nad Labem. It lies in the Most Basin. The highest point is at 367 m (1,204 ft) above sea level. The Chomutovka River flows through the municipality.

History[edit]

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. Údlice was promoted to a town in 1539, but its lost the title during the Thirty Years' War, when it was plundered by the Swedish army. From 1605 until the establishment of a separate municipality, Údlice was part of the Červený Hrádek estate and shared its owners.^[2]

From 1938 to 1945, Údlice was annexed by Nazi Germany and administered as part of Reichsgau Sudetenland.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,007	—
1880	2,122	+5.7%
1890	2,403	+13.2%
1900	2,289	−4.7%
1910	2,513	+9.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	2,666	+6.1%
1930	2,979	+11.7%
1950	1,444	−51.5%
1961	1,544	+6.9%
1970	1,295	−16.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,037	−19.9%
1991	966	−6.8%
2001	1,001	+3.6%
2011	1,057	+5.6%
2021	1,208	+14.3%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit]

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

Sights[edit]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

The column with a statue of Saint Joseph in the middle of the square dates from 1716.^[7]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Údlice. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Chomutov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel Povýšení sv. Kříže" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
^ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
^ "Sloup se sochou sv. Josefa" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-19.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[2] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Údlice. Retrieved 2023-02-19.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Chomutov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Kostel Povýšení sv. Kříže" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-19.

[6] "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-19.

[7] "Sloup se sochou sv. Josefa" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-19.

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