Bušanovice

Bušanovice
Municipality
View from the south
Flag Coat of arms
Bušanovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°6′56″N 13°56′5″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Prachatice
First mentioned	1314
Area
• Total	9.73 km^2 (3.76 sq mi)
Elevation	540 m (1,770 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	267
• Density	27/km^2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	384 22
Website	www.busanovice.cz

Bušanovice is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Beneda, Dolní Nakvasovice, Horní Nakvasovice and Želibořice are administrative parts of Bušanovice.

Geography

Bušanovice is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Prachatice and 42 km (26 mi) northwest of České Budějovice. It lies in the Bohemian Forest Foothills. The highest point is the hill Uhřice at 822 m (2,697 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Bušanovice is from 1314. It was founded as one of the old free royal settlements in the area. In 1490 it was first listed as part of the Hluboká estate. In 1552, it was acquired by William of Rosenberg.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 580 —     1880 644 +11.0% 1890 642 −0.3% 1900 636 −0.9% 1910 693 +9.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 655 −5.5% 1930 611 −6.7% 1950 457 −25.2% 1961 387 −15.3% 1970 306 −20.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 265 −13.4% 1991 246 −7.2% 2001 259 +5.3% 2011 222 −14.3% 2021 260 +17.1%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Bušanovice is the Chapel of the Virgin Mary from the second half of the 18th century.[5]

Notable people

• Jakub Bursa (1813–1884), architect

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "O obci: Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Bušanovice. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
5. "Kaple Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-23.

External links

• Official website