Kamenice nad Lipou
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Region (kraj) | Jihlava (Vysočina) |
Population | 4, 188 (2003) |
Area | 31.5 km² |
Coordinates | 49°15′ N 15°04′ E |
Elevation | 561 m AMSL |
First documented | 1223 |
Website | www.kamenicenl.cz |
Image:Kamenice, location.jpg |
Kamenice nad Lipou is small town situated in Bohemia-Moravia Highlands between Pelhřimov and Jindřichův Hradec. It has nice and lovely center and castle. It has got its name after an ancient lime tree that still grows in the garden adjacent to the castle. The tree is believed to be 700-900 years old. Kamenice nad Lipou is a birth place of Czech 19th century composer Vítězslav Novák. A famous Jindřichův Hradec to Obrataň narrow gauge railway runs through the town.