Pečice (Příbram District)

Pečice
Municipality
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Pečice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°36′2″N 14°6′20″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Příbram
First mentioned	1336
Area
• Total	9.23 km^2 (3.56 sq mi)
Elevation	504 m (1,654 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	399
• Density	43/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	262 31, 262 32
Website	www.pecice.cz

Pečice is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Drsník and Pečičky are administrative parts of Pečice.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Pecka. The original name of the village was Pecčice, meaning "the village of Pecka's people".[2]

Geography

Pečice is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Příbram and 51 km (32 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 588 m (1,929 ft) above sea level. The brook Lišovický potok flows through the municipality. It supplies two fishponds in the area.

History

The first written mention of Pečice is in a deed of King John of Bohemia from 1336. In the 17th century, it belonged to the Milín estate, then in the 18th century, it was part of the Karlštejn estate. The independent municipality was established in 1864.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 820 —     1880 828 +1.0% 1890 844 +1.9% 1900 792 −6.2% 1910 762 −3.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 703 −7.7% 1930 662 −5.8% 1950 472 −28.7% 1961 508 +7.6% 1970 408 −19.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 364 −10.8% 1991 341 −6.3% 2001 348 +2.1% 2011 348 +0.0% 2021 392 +12.6%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

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

Sights

Church of Saint Lawrence

The main landmark of Chraštice is the Church of Saint Lawrence. It is an early Gothic church from the mid-13th century.[5]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Pečice. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
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. "Kostel sv. Vavřince" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-26.

External links

• Official website