Křečovice is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Křečovice | |
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 View from the southwest | |
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  Křečovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°43′17″N 14°28′32″E / 49.72139°N 14.47556°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Benešov |
| First mentioned | 1350 |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.87 km2 (12.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 365 m (1,198 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 828 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 257 56 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe villages and hamlets of Brdečný, Hodětice, Hořetice, Hůrka, Krchleby, Lhotka, Nahoruby, Poličany, Skrýšov, Strážovice, Vlkonice, Zhorný and Živohošť are administrative parts of Křečovice.
Geography
editKřečovice is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) southeast of Benešov and 33 km (21 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Svinný at 502 m (1,647 ft) above sea level. The stream Křečovický potok flows through the village of Křečovice. The brook Vlkonický potok flows across the municipality and supplies a system of fishponds there. Th Vltava and Mastník rivers (respectively the Slapy Reservoir, which is built on them) forms the western municipal border.
History
editThe first written mention of Křečovice is from 1350.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
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The main landmark of Křečovice is the Church of Saint Luke. It is a cemetery church, built in the Baroque style in the mid-18th century. Composer Josef Suk, who is the most famous native of Křečovice, is buried here.[5]
The home of the composer Josef Suk is now the Josef Suk Memorial.
The Church of Saints Peter and Paul is located in Hodětice. Its core dates from the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its present appearance is the result of the baroque modifications.[6]
In popular culture
editThe comedy film My Sweet Little Village was filmed in Křečovice in 1984–1985.[2]
Notable people
edit- Josef Suk (1874–1935), composer
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Křečovice. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Lukáše" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
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