Horní Kamenice

Horní Kamenice is a municipality and village in Plzeň-South District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Geography
Horní Kamenice is located about 26 km southwest of Plzeň. It lies on the border between the Švihov Uplands and Plasy Uplands. The municipality is situated in the valley of the Radbuza river. The stream Srbický potok flows through the municipality.

History
The first written mention of Horní Kamenice is from 1115.

From 1 January 2021, Horní Kamenice is no longer a part of Domažlice District and belongs to Plzeň-South District.

Transport
The railway line Plzeň–Domažlice briefly crosses the municipal territory, but there is no train station. There are no major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights
Horní Kamenice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is the ruin of the Lacembok Castle, from which only part of the fortifications survived. It was probably founded in the second half of the 13th century and abandoned in the second half of the 15th century.

A landmark in the centre of Horní Kamenice is the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk.