Úpice
Úpice () is a town in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,600 inhabitants. It lies on the Úpa river, which gave the town its name. Administrative parts. The village of Radeč is an administrative part of Úpice. History. It is proven that Úpice existed already in the 11th century, however the first written mention is from 1358. It was a small town until the second half of the 19th century, when the textile and machinery industries developed. Until 1918, the "Eipel – Úpice" town was a part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria  side after the compromise of 1867), in the "Trautenau – Trutnov" District, one of the 94 "Bezirkshauptmannschaften" in Bohemia. In 1975, the village of Radeč was joined to Úpice. Economy. The largest employer based in the town is KASPER KOVO s.r.o., a metal processor. Sights. The Church of the Saint James the Great was built in 1698–1705, after the old wooden church from the 14th century was burned down in 1625. The altar from 1730 includes image of Saint James the Great painted by Petr Brandl. Twin towns – sister cities. Úpice is twinned with: