Svaté Pole

Svaté Pole
Municipality
Old wooden house
Flag Coat of arms
Svaté Pole Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°45′5″N 14°10′9″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Příbram
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	3.95 km^2 (1.53 sq mi)
Elevation	387 m (1,270 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	546
• Density	140/km^2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	263 01
Website	www.svatepole.eu

Svaté Pole is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Budínek is an administrative part of Svaté Pole.

Etymology

The name literally means 'holy field', but in earlier times the meaning of this expression was 'cemetery'.[2]

Geography

Svaté Pole is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) northeast of Příbram and 34 km (21 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Benešov Uplands. There are several fishponds in the municipal territory; the largest of them is Svatopolský.

History

The first written mention of Svaté Pole is from 1352.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 339 —     1880 373 +10.0% 1890 352 −5.6% 1900 381 +8.2% 1910 379 −0.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 342 −9.8% 1930 307 −10.2% 1950 257 −16.3% 1961 269 +4.7% 1970 274 +1.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 266 −2.9% 1991 290 +9.0% 2001 326 +12.4% 2011 358 +9.8% 2021 528 +47.5%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The D4 motorway from Prague to Písek passes through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Svaté Pole is the Church of Saint Elizabeth of Thuringia. It was originally a medieval Gothic church, rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1710–1721. The reconstruction was inspired by the Church of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane in Rome.[6]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). pp. 422–423.
3. "Program rozvoje obce Svaté Pole na období 2020–2026" (in Czech). Obec Svaté Pole. 2020-06-10. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
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. "Kostel sv. Alžběty Durynské" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-25.

External links

• Official website