| Trstěnice | |
| 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: | 49.7942°N 16.3489°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 993 |
| Area Total Km2: | 21.48 |
| Elevation M: | 423 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 549 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 569 57 |
Trstěnice is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
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]
Trstěnice is located about 9km (06miles) northwest of Svitavy and 48km (30miles) southeast of Pardubice. It lies in the Svitavy Uplands. The highest point is at 579m (1,900feet) above sea level. The village is situated in a valley of the Loučná River.
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]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
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.[4]