- Kamenice nad Lipou
Geobox | Settlement
name = Kamenice nad Lipou
other_name =
category = Town
image_caption =
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symbol = Kamenice nad Lipou znak.png
etymology =
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motto =
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country = Czech Republic
country_
state =
region = Vysočina
region_type = Region
district = Pelhřimov
district_type = District
commune = Pelhřimov
municipality = Kamenice nad Lipou
part =
river =
location =
elevation = 563
lat_d = 49
lat_m = 18
lat_s = 07
lat_NS = N
long_d = 15
long_m = 4
long_s = 39
long_EW = E
highest =
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area = 31.53
area_round = 2
population = 4119
population_date = 2001
population_density = auto
established = 1267
established_type = First mentioned
mayor = Ivan Pfaur
timezone =
map_background = Czechia - background map.png
map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
map_locator = Czechia
commons = Kamenice nad Lipou
statistics = [http://www.statnisprava.cz/ebe/ciselniky.nsf/i/548111 statnisprava.cz]
website = [http://www.kamenicenl.cz/ www.kamenicenl.cz]
footnotes =Kamenice nad Lipou (IPA2|ˈkamɛɲɪtsɛ ˈnadlɪpoʊ̯) is a small town situated in the
Bohemian-Moravian Highlands betweenPelhřimov andJindřichův Hradec . Its most important sight is a castle. It took part of its name after an ancient lime tree that still grows in the garden adjacent to the castle ("nad lipou" means "above a lime tree"). The tree is believed to be 700-900 years old. Kamenice nad Lipou is a birth place of the Czech 19th century composerVítězslav Novák . A famous Jindřichův Hradec toObrataň narrow gauge railway runs through the town.
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