Trstěnice (Svitavy District)

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Coordinates: 49°47′33″N 16°20′42″E / 49.79250°N 16.34500°E / 49.79250; 16.34500
Trstěnice
Trstenice
Village
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Country Czech Republic
Region Pardubice
District Svitavy
Commune Litomyšl
River Loučná
Coordinates 49°47′33″N 16°20′42″E / 49.79250°N 16.34500°E / 49.79250; 16.34500
Area 21.47 km2 (8.29 sq mi)
Population 517 (2007-12-31)
Density 24 / km2 (62 / sq mi)
Mayor Jan Sigl
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 569 57
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Trstěnice (Svitavy District)
Statistics: www.statnisprava.cz
Website: www.trstenice.cz

Trstěnice is a village and municipality in the Svitavy District, in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic located about 8 km southeast of Litomyšl. The population as at the end of 2007 was 517.

History

First written records of the village date back to 993.

Geography

Sights

  • Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross - gothic church, extended during the baroque period
  • Late gothic Bell Tower
  • Great amount of old log houses

External links

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