Tatce

Tatce
Municipality
Northern part of Tatce
Flag Coat of arms
Tatce Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°5′28″N 14°58′38″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kolín
First mentioned	1292
Area
• Total	4.43 km^2 (1.71 sq mi)
Elevation	208 m (682 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	674
• Density	150/km^2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	289 11
Website	www.tatce.cz

Tatce is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Etymology

In old Czech, the word 'tat' meant a thief and tatec was a diminutive of tat. So the name Tatce meant "the village of little thieves".[2]

Geography

Tatce is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of Kolín and 32 km (20 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Central Elbe Table.

History

The first written mention of Tatce is from 1292.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 702 —     1880 855 +21.8% 1890 787 −8.0% 1900 680 −13.6% 1910 790 +16.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 772 −2.3% 1930 789 +2.2% 1950 597 −24.3% 1961 619 +3.7% 1970 583 −5.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 585 +0.3% 1991 572 −2.2% 2001 552 −3.5% 2011 588 +6.5% 2021 646 +9.9%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

Tatce is located on the railway line Prague–Kolín.[6]

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[7] A landmark is the Chapel of the Virgin Mary, which dates from 1843.[8]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 315.
3. "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Tatce. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
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. "Detail stanice Tatce" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
7. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Tatce". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
8. "Kaple Panny Marie". Cesty a památky (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-05-28.

External links

• Official website