Kamenný Újezd (Rokycany District)

Kamenný Újezd (German: Steinaujest) is a village in Western Bohemia, the Czech Republic (Plzeň Region, Rokycany District). Located in the Klabava (alternatively Padrťský potok) valley, 2 km southeast of Rokycany.

Demography

As to ethnicity, Kamenný Újezd was traditionally a Czech settlement. The population grew in late 19th and early 20th centuries thanks to proximity of industrial centers of Rokycany and Hrádek (Rokycany District). It stagnates recently.

Year	1651	1900	1961	1970	1980	1991	2001	2007
Population	34	512	684	687	650	597	625	659

History

The village was mentioned for the first time in 1368. In 1498 king Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary confirmed that the village be part of Rokycany's feudal domain. It remained with patrimony of Rokycany until 1850. Local economy was based not only on agriculture but also on industry, namely iron ore mining and wood processing from nearby forests. The rural aspect of village's life was however important too. The village specialized in sheep farming. 19th and 20th century brought population increase and gradual transformation of Kamenný Újezd into semi-urban community influenced by proximity of industrial town of Rokycany. In 1868, Rokycany-Mirošov railway opened, initially for cargo transportation only. In 1945 both American and Soviet armies reached Kamenný Újezd in final days of WWII.[1] Kamenný Újezd, along with the towns of Rokycany and Hrádek (Rokycany District), forms contiguous chain of urban or semi-urban settlements along the Klabava river valley. In 1980-90 the village was under administration of nearby Rokycany.