Dolní Újezd (Svitavy District)

Dolní Újezd is a village and municipality (obec) in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic.

Dolní Újezd
Municipality
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Dolní Újezd
Coordinates: 49°49′33″N 16°15′17″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionPardubice
DistrictSvitavy
Area
  Total19.71 km2 (7.61 sq mi)
Elevation
505 m (1,657 ft)
Population
 (1.1.2014)
  Total1,983
  Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Postal code
569 61 to 570 01
Websitehttp://www.dolniujezd.cz

The municipality covers an area of 19.71 square kilometres (7.61 sq mi), and has a population of 1,993 (as at 4 February 2008).

Dolní Újezd lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of Svitavy, 42 km (26 mi) south-east of Pardubice, and 135 km (84 mi) east of Prague.

Paleontology

In 1960, a fragment of jaw bone of a small-sized Cretaceous marine reptile (mosasaur) was found here.[1]

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