Malá Úpa
# Malá Úpa

Malá Úpa (German: Kleinaupa) is a municipality in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

## Administrative parts

The municipality is made up of the villages of Dolní Malá Úpa and Horní Malá Úpa.

## Geography

Malá Úpa is located about 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Trutnov and 57 km (35 mi) north of Hradec Králové, on the border with Poland. It lies in the Giant Mountains. The highest point is a contour line near the top of the Sněžka mountain at 1,600 m (5,200 ft) above sea level. The Malá Úpa River originates here and flwos across the municipality.

## History

The Malá Úpa River was first mentioned under this name in 1537. The first settlement of the area began in 1566, when woodcutters from Tyrol, Carinthia and Styria came here. The area belonged to the Vrchlabí estate owned by Kryštof Gendorf, who initiated the logging. The first written mention of the village of Malá Úpa is from 1650. The municipality of Malá Úpa separated from the estate in 1748.

## Transport

There is the Pomezní Boudy / Przełęcz Okraj road border crossing with Poland.

## Sights

The most important monument of Malá Úpa is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It is a simple church, built in 1788–1799 and rebuilt after the fire in 1806.

## Twin towns – sister cities

Malá Úpa is twinned with:

* Kowary, Poland
