Malá Úpa () is a municipality in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.
Administrative division Malá Úpa consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Dolní Malá Úpa (80) Horní Malá Úpa (77)
Etymology The name Malá Úpa was transferred to the settlement for the Malá Úpa River. The name of the river means 'small Úpa'.
Geography Malá Úpa is located about north of Trutnov and 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 above sea level. The Malá Úpa River originates here and flows 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.
Demographics
Transport There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality. On the Czech–Polish border is the Pomezní Boudy / Przełęcz Okraj road border crossing.
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
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