Kamenice nad Lipou (; ) is a town in Pelhà Âimov District in the VysoÃÂina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,700 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.
Kamenice nad Lipou consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Kamenice nad Lipou is located about southwest of Pelhà Âimov and west of Jihlava. It lies in the Kà Âemeà ¡nÃÂk Highlands. The highest point is at above sea level. The Kamenice River flows through the town. The area is rich in small fishponds.
The first written mention of Kamenice is from 1267. It was founded as a settlement below a castle in the early 13th century. In honor of a linden tree planted in the castle garden in 1248, the settlement added nad Lipou (meaning 'above a linden tree') into its name.
Kamenice nad Lipou regularly changed its owners, who belonged more to the lower nobles. Notable was the rule of Jan of à  elmberk in 1476âÂÂ1497, during which Kamenice obtained various rights and privileges, and the Malovec family, which had the Gothic castle rebuilt in the Renaissance style in 1580âÂÂ1583. In 1623, the manor was bought by the family of Paradies of Escheide, which owned it for 70 years and oppressed the inhabitants and deprived the town of its privileges.
The town economically prospered in the 18th and 19th centuries. In the first half of the 18th century, silver and iron ores were mined and subsequently hammer mills were founded. In 1839, a wool classing workshop was set up in one of the castle's wings. In 1875, glassworks replaced the hammer mills. In 1906, the narrow-gauge railway was built.
The I/34 road (part of the European route E551, the section from Jindà Âichà ¯v Hradec to Pelhà Âimov) passes through the municipal territory.
Kamenice nad Lipou is located on a narrow-gauge railway leading from Jindà Âichà ¯v Hradec to Obrataà Â. It is operated by Jindà Âichohradecké mÃÂstnàdráhy company. It serves mostly as a tourist attraction.
Kamenice nad Lipou hosts the annual summer festival HraÃÂkobranÃÂ, which continues the tradition of toy making in the town. The first year of the festival took place in 2006. The festival includes a presentation of wooden toys and their manufacturers and designers, workshops with the opportunity to try making simple toys, and other accompanying programs.
The most notable sight is the Kamenice nad Lipou Castle. Its current appearance is from 1842, when it was rebuilt in the Neoclassical style. Today it is owned by the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, which has a depository here, and an exhibition for the public. The southern wing serves as the town museum. The castle includes an English park. The 700âÂÂ800 years old linden tree after which the town was named is still in the park.
The Church of All Saints is a Renaissance building with a Gothic core. The tower was added in the 17th century.