Kozmice is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Kozmice | |
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 View from the north | |
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  Kozmice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°49′29″N 14°47′46″E / 49.82472°N 14.79611°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Benešov |
| First mentioned | 1350 |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.96 km2 (3.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 490 m (1,610 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 427 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 256 01 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Kácova Lhota and Rousínov are administrative parts of Kozmice.
Etymology
editThe name is derived from the personal name Kozma (a Czech variant of the name Cosmas), meaning "the village of Kozma's people".[2]
Geography
editKozmice is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Benešov and 31 km (19 mi) southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is a nameless hill at 532 m (1,745 ft) above sea level.
History
editThe first written mention of Kozmice is from 1350. Until the second half of the 15th century, the village was owned by local noble families, then it was annexed to the Konopiště estate.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
editThe main landmark of Kozmice is the Church of Saint James the Great. It is a Gothic building from the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries, modified in the Baroque style.[3][6]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). pp. 350–351.
- ^ a b "Historie a osobnosti" (in Czech). Obec Kozmice. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "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. Jakuba Většího" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
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