Kamenný Újezd (České Budějovice District)
Introduction '''Kamenný Újezd''' () is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,600 inhabitants.
Administrative parts The villages of Březí, Bukovec, Kosov, Krasejovka, Milíkovice, Opalice, Radostice and Rančice are administrative parts of Kamenný Újezd.
Geography Kamenný Újezd is located about  south of České Budějovice. It lies in the Gratzen Foothills. The western municipal border is partly formed by the Vltava River. The area is rich in fishponds.
History The first written mention of Kamenný Újezd is from 1263.From 1455 to 1602, the village was property of the Rosenberg family as a part of the Krumlov estate. In 1552, the Rosenbergs unsuccessfully tried to promote Kamenný Újezd to a town. The estate was acquired by Emperor Rudolf II in 1602.Kamenný Újezd was badly damaged during the Thirty Years' War. As a part of the Krumlov estate, the village was owned by the Eggenberg family in 1622–1719 and by the Schwarzenberg family from 1719 until the establishent of a sovereign municipality in 1849.
Demographics
Transport The I/3 road (part of the European route E55) from České Budějovice to the Czech-Austrian border passes through the municipality.Borovany lies on a railway line heading from České Budějovice to Linz.
Sights The main landmark of Kamenný Újezd is the Church of All Saints. It was originally a Gothic church as old as the village. Its present appearance is a result of the Baroque reconstruction.
Twin towns – sister cities Kamenný Újezd is twinned with:* Krauchthal, Switzerland
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