Dolní Újezd (Svitavy District) Explained

Dolní Újezd
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Pardubice
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Svitavy
Pushpin Map:Czech Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:49.8256°N 16.2547°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1167
Area Total Km2:19.71
Elevation M:405
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1954
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal codes
Postal Code:569 61, 570 01

Dolní Újezd is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.

It is approximately 18km (11miles) northwest of Svitavy, 42km (26miles) southeast of Pardubice, and 135km (84miles) east of Prague.

Paleontology

In 1960, a fragment of jawbone of a small-sized Cretaceous marine reptile (mosasaur) was found here.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Před šedesáti lety byl u Litomyšle objeven český "mořský drak". iDnes. cs. 2020-05-16. 2021-10-15.