Trstěnice_(Svitavy_District)

Trstěnice (Svitavy District)

Trstěnice (Svitavy District)

Municipality in Pardubice, Czech Republic


Trstěnice is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

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Etymology

The Czech words třtí or trstí used to be terms for common reed. The adjective trstěná, from which the name of the village is derived, denoted a river flowing through the common reed.[2]

Geography

Trstěnice is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) northwest of Svitavy and 48 km (30 mi) southeast of Pardubice. It lies in the Svitavy Uplands. The highest point is at 579 m (1,900 ft) above sea level. The village is situated in a valley of the Loučná River.

History

The first written mention of Trstěnice is from 993. The village gave its name to the Trstěnice Route, which was an important medieval trade route that connected Bohemia and Moravia.[3]

Demographics

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Transport

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

Sights

Bell tower

The main landmark of Trstěnice is the Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross. It was first documented in 1350. It is originally a Gothic building, later rebuilt in the Baroque style. Next to the church stands a separate bell tower. It is one of the most valuable fortificated church complexes in Bohemia.[6]


References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 386–387.
  3. "Trstěnická stezka" (in Czech). Obec Trstěnice. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Svitavy" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 17–18.
  5. "Kostel Nalezení sv. Kříže" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2021-10-16.

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