| Trhová Kamenice | |
| Settlement Type: | Market town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pardubice |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chrudim |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.7886°N 15.8169°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1439 |
| Area Total Km2: | 20.40 |
| Elevation M: | 535 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 538 25, 539 01, 539 52 |
Trhová Kamenice is a market town in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
The villages and hamlets of Hluboká, Kameničky, Petrkov 3.díl, Polom, Rohozná and Zubří are administrative parts of Trhová Kamenice.
Trhová Kamenice is located about south of Chrudim and 27km (17miles) south of Pardubice. It lies in the Iron Mountains and in the eponymous protected landscape area. The highest point is the hill Zuberský vrch at 651m (2,136feet) above sea level.
Trhová Kamenice is situated on the Chrudimka River. The municipal territory is rich in fishponds. The largest pond in Trhová Kamenice and in the entire Iron Mountains is Rohozenský velký, which forms half of the 46ha large Strádovka Nature Reserve.[2]
The first written mention of this area is in a donation deed from 1242. A settlement was founded here probably by the monastery in Vilémov. At the end of the 14th century, the ironworks were founded and the production of charcoal started. In the 15th century, the economical development occurred and in 1499, Trhová Kamenice became a market town.[3]
On 8 May 1945, when Trhová Kamenice was under Nazi occupation, several Nazi troops were passing through the market town from Chrudim back to Nazi Germany and massacred 14 people while finding resistance partisans.
The I/37 road, which connects Hradec Králové and Pardubice with the D1 motorway, passes through the market town.
The main landmark of Trhová Kamenice is the Church of Saints Philip and James. It was built in the Baroque style in 1737–1747. The interior is decorated with Neoclassical frescoes from the 1790s.[4]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic. Trhová Kamenice is twinned with:[5]