Šebestěnice is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 80 inhabitants.
Šebestěnice | |
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 Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Šebestěnice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°49′46″N 15°21′55″E / 49.82944°N 15.36528°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Kutná Hora |
| First mentioned | 1303 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.29 km2 (1.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 384 m (1,260 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 80 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 286 01 |
| Website | www |
Etymology
editThe name is derived from the personal name Šebestián (a Czech variant of the name Sebastian), meaning "the village of Šebestián's people".[2]
Geography
editŠebestěnice is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southeast of Kutná Hora and 65 km (40 mi) southeast of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is at 413 m (1,355 ft) above sea level. The stream Vranidolský potok flows through the southwestern part of the municipality. Its tributary, the brook Šebestěnický potok, flows through the village and supplies a set of two fishponds.
History
editThe first written mention of Šebestěnice is from 1303. Until 1415, the village was owned by a local noble family that called themselves Lords of Šebestěnice. The village then often changed hands. In the 17th century, Šebestěnice was acquired by the Trčka of Lípa family. The last noble owners of the estate were the Schwarzenberg family, which bought it in 1819.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
editThere are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[6] The main landmark of Šebestěnice is the Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary.
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 272.
- ^ "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Šebestěnice. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Šebestěnice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
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