Dolní Újezd (Svitavy District)

Dolní Újezd is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.

Dolní Újezd
St. Martin Church
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Dolní Újezd
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°49′32″N 16°15′17″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionPardubice
DistrictSvitavy
First mentioned1167
Area
  Total19.71 km2 (7.61 sq mi)
Elevation
405 m (1,329 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
  Total1,967
  Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
569 61, 570 01
Websitewww.dolniujezd.cz

Dolní Újezd lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of Svitavy, 42 km (26 mi) south-east of Pardubice, and 135 km (84 mi) east of Prague.

Paleontology

In 1960, a fragment of jaw bone of a small-sized Cretaceous marine reptile (mosasaur) was found here.[2]

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