Vysoká Pec (Chomutov District)
Municipality in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
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Vysoká Pec (German: Hohenofen) is a municipality and village in Chomutov District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
Vysoká Pec | |
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Municipal office | |
| Coordinates: 50°31′13″N 13°28′13″E | |
| Country | |
| Region | Ústí nad Labem |
| District | Chomutov |
| First mentioned | 1693 |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.57 km2 (7.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 336 m (1,102 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,173 |
| • Density | 59.94/km2 (155.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 431 59 |
| Website | www |
Vysoká Pec lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Chomutov, 43 km (27 mi) west of Ústí nad Labem, and 84 km (52 mi) north-west of Prague.
Administrative division
Vysoká Pec consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Vysoká Pec (789)
- Drmaly (201)
- Pyšná (73)
Demographics
Notable people
- Kurt Hennrich (1931–2020), German alpine skier