| Kamenice | |
| Settlement Type: | Market town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Vysočina |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jihlava |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.3667°N 15.7803°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1358 |
| Area Total Km2: | 34.05 |
| Elevation M: | 510 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1991 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 588 22 – 588 24, 675 03 |
Kamenice (in Czech pronounced as /ˈkamɛɲɪtsɛ/; German: Kamenitz) is a market town in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.
The villages of Kamenička, Řehořov and Vržanov are administrative parts of Kamenice.
Kamenice is located about 14km (09miles) east of Jihlava. It lies in the Křižanov Highlands. The highest point is the hill Bílá hora at 659m (2,162feet) above sea level. The Kamenička stream flows through the market town.
The first written mention of Kamenice is from 1358. From 1492 to 1556, it was a property of the Pernštejn family. In 1556, Kamenice was referred to as a market town for the first time. In 1574, a large fire destroyed almost all of Kamenice, and all representative buildings had to be rebuilt.[2]
The D1 motorway passes through the northern part of the municipal territory.
The Church of Saint James the Great is a cemetery church on the outskirts of the market town. It has a Romanesque core and a Renaissance tower. The church was modified into its present Baroque form in 1723–1765.[3]
The Chapel of Saint Anne is located in the centre of Kamenice. It was built in the Baroque style in 1730.[4]
A notable building is the former fortress. The original Gothic fortress was completely rebuilt in the Renaissance style in the 16th century. It is decorated with sgraffito. Today it houses a small museum.[5]