Bušanovice is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Bušanovice | |
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Coordinates: 49°6′56″N 13°56′5″E / 49.11556°N 13.93472°E | |
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Region | South Bohemian |
District | Prachatice |
First mentioned | 1314 |
Area | |
• Total | 9.73 km2 (3.76 sq mi) |
Elevation | 540 m (1,770 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 267 |
• Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 384 22 |
Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Beneda, Dolní Nakvasovice, Horní Nakvasovice and Želibořice are administrative parts of Bušanovice.
Geography
editBušanovice is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Prachatice and 42 km (26 mi) northwest of České Budějovice. It lies in the Bohemian Forest Foothills. The highest point is the hill Uhřice at 822 m (2,697 ft) above sea level.
History
editThe first written mention of Bušanovice is from 1314. It was founded as one of the old free royal settlements in the area. In 1490 it was first listed as part of the Hluboká estate. In 1552, it was acquired by William of Rosenberg.[2]
Demographics
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Source: Censuses[3][4] |
Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
editThe main landmark of Bušanovice is the Chapel of the Virgin Mary from the second half of the 18th century.[5]
Notable people
edit- Jakub Bursa (1813–1884), architect
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "O obci: Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Bušanovice. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kaple Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-23.