Buzice

Buzice
Municipality
Main street
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Buzice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°25′22″N 13°55′58″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Strakonice
First mentioned	1384
Area
• Total	8.39 km^2 (3.24 sq mi)
Elevation	432 m (1,417 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	172
• Density	21/km^2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	388 01
Website	www.buzice.cz

Buzice is a municipality and village in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Václavov is an administrative part of Buzice.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Búz, meaning "the village of Búz's people".[2]

Geography

Buzice is located about 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Strakonice and 51 km (32 mi) southeast of Plzeň. The western part of the municipality with the Buzice village lies in the Blatná Uplands; the eastern part with Václavov lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Zbuzy at 512 m (1,680 ft) above sea level. The Lomnice River flows through the municipality. The municipal territory is rich in fishponds.

History

The first written mention of Buzice is from 1384, when Předota of Buzice was documented. The next mention is from 1558, when Buzice was described as a village with a fortress, a mill and inns.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 573 —     1880 565 −1.4% 1890 498 −11.9% 1900 490 −1.6% 1910 509 +3.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 523 +2.8% 1930 426 −18.5% 1950 285 −33.1% 1961 252 −11.6% 1970 225 −10.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 190 −15.6% 1991 166 −12.6% 2001 136 −18.1% 2011 158 +16.2% 2021 166 +5.1%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

Eastern part of Buzice

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

Sights

Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus

Buzice Fortress, also called Buzice Castle for its size and massive tower, was founded in the second half of the 14th century. In the mid-16th century, it was abandoned. In the 16th and 17th centuries, its two wings were converted into baroque granaries. Most of the main building with part of the residential wings and the remains of the corner tower have survived from the fortress. The remains of the moat and ramparts are well preserved in the southeastern part.[6]

The Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus in the centre of Buzice was built in the early Baroque style in 1810.[7]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 250.
3. "Z historie" (in Czech). Obec Buzice. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Tvrz" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
7. "Kaple sv. Václava" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-01-06.

External links

• Official website