Hosín

Hosín
Municipality
Centre of Hosín
Flag Coat of arms
Hosín Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°2′15″N 14°28′33″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	České Budějovice
First mentioned	1330
Area
• Total	30.97 km^2 (11.96 sq mi)
Elevation	486 m (1,594 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	972
• Density	31/km^2 (81/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	373 41
Website	www.hosin.cz

Hosín is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Hosín consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

• Hosín (614)
• Dobřejovice (288)

Etymology

The initial name of the village was Hošín. The name was derived from the personal name Hoša, meaning "Hoša's".[3]

Geography

Hosín is located about 6 km (4 mi) north of České Budějovice. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Tábor Uplands, but the southern part with the village of Hosín lies in a tip of the Třeboň Basin. The highest point is the Baba hill at 570 m (1,870 ft) above sea level. There is a former china clay mine called Orty, protected as a nature monument.

History

The first written mention of Hosín is from 1330. The village was part of the Hluboká estate and shared its owners.[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 851 —     1880 975 +14.6% 1890 1,011 +3.7% 1900 964 −4.6% 1910 989 +2.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,001 +1.2% 1930 961 −4.0% 1950 782 −18.6% 1961 819 +4.7% 1970 661 −19.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 612 −7.4% 1991 610 −0.3% 2001 670 +9.8% 2011 783 +16.9% 2021 902 +15.2%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

The D3 motorway (part of the European route E55) from Prague to České Budějovice passes through the eastern part of the municipality.

Hosín is located on the railway line heading from České Budějovice to Tábor and Chotoviny.[7]

Sport

The municipality is home to a sports airport, established in 1957. It used to host major sporting events, including the World Aerobatic Championships in 1978.[4]

Sights

Church of Saint Peter and Paul

The main landmark is the Church of the Saints Peter and Paul. The original church was built in the 11th or 12th century. Between 1260 and 1280, when this sacral building was no longer sufficient for its spatial capacity, the new church was built, in which the former church was incorporated as a sacristy. In 1900, the church was demolished and replaced by a new large church in the Neo-Romanesque style.[4][8]

Next to the church is a Baroque rectory from the 18th century.[9]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 715.
4. "Stručné dějiny obce Hosín" (in Czech). Obec Hosín. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
5. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
6. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
7. "Detail stanice Hosín" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
8. "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
9. "Fara" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-26.

External links

• Official website