Úštěk

Sister cities

• Hainichen

History

According to archaeological excavations, the area of Úštěk was inhabited from the 10th century. The importance of Úštěk has increased in the 14th century. Around 1361, the settlement was promoted to a town. In 1475, the town was acquired by marriage by the noble family of Sezima of Ústí. Under their rule, Úštěk prospered and grew rapidly, which lasted until the Battle of White Mountain in 1620. In 1622, the Úštěk property was confiscated and fell to Prague and Litoměřice Jesuits.

Geography

Úštěk is located about northeast of Litoměřice and southeast of Ústí nad Labem. The municipal territory lies mostly in the Ralsko Uplands, but it also extends into the Central Bohemian Uplands in the north, where is located the highest point of Úštěk, the hill Pohorský vrch at above sea level. The town is situated on the strem Úštěcký potok and on the shore of the Chmelař Pond.

Most-observed species

• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,316
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,271
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,226
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,146
• Gray/Purple Heron

  Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,108
• Mute Swan

  Cygnus olor (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  989
• Great Spotted Woodpecker

  Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  970
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  959

Most recent

• M 3.1 — 2008-08-13
  4 km NE of Kodersdorf, Germany
• M 3.1 — 2004-11-15
  5 km ENE of Kada?, Czechia
• M 2.7 — 2004-08-13
  3 km SSW of Karpacz, Poland