| Verneřice | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ústí nad Labem |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Děčín |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.6611°N 14.3011°W |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Roman Keznikl |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1384 |
| Area Total Km2: | 31.44 |
| Elevation M: | 493 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1164 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 405 02, 407 25 |
Verneřice (German: Wernstadt) is a town in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
The villages of Čáslav, Loučky, Příbram, Rychnov and Rytířov are administrative parts of Verneřice.
The original German name Wernstadt meant "Wern's town". The Czech name was created by transliteration of the German name.[2]
Verneřice is located about 14km (09miles) southeast of Děčín and 18km (11miles) east of Ústí nad Labem. It lies in the Central Bohemian Uplands. The highest point is the hill Buková hora at 683m (2,241feet) above sea level. The stream of Bobří potok flows through the town. The entire municipal territory lies within the České středohoří Protected Landscape Area.
The first written mention of Verneřice is from 1384. The settlement was probably founded in the second half of the 13th century. Verneřice was promoted to a market town in 1497. In 1522, it became a town.[3]
The textile and shoe industry gradually developed in the town. The first cotton spinning mill in Bohemia was established here in 1707. In 1770, the entrepreneur J. J. Leitenberger founded a manufactory for fabric dyeing and in 1796 a spinning mill. In 1797, the first steam engine in Bohemia was imported to this spinning mill from England. In the 19th century there were already several spinning mills and a machine shop here. In the mid-19th century, lignite was mined in small mines near the town. At the beginning of the 20th century, industry declined and was replaced by agriculture.[3] [4]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark of Verneřice is the Church of Saint Anne. Originally a Gothic church from the first half of the 14th century, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1774–1776.[5]
The former Leitenberger's manufactory is a Neoclassical building from 1796, protected as a cultural monument.[4]