Chotoviny

Chotoviny
Chotoviny
Municipality
	View from the church
	Flag Coat of arms
	Chotoviny Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°28′50″N 14°41′1″E / 49.48056°N 14.68361°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Tábor
First mentioned	1266
Area
• Total	31.39 km2 (12.12 sq mi)
Elevation	538 m (1,765 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	1,915
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	391 37
Website	www.chotoviny.cz

Chotoviny is a municipality and village in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Beranova Lhota, Broučkova Lhota, Červené Záhoří, Jeníčkova Lhota, Liderovice, Moraveč, Polánka, Řevnov, Rzavá, Sedlečko and Vrážná are administrative parts of Chotoviny.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Chot, specifically from the expression Chotovy (chalupy), meaning "Chot's (cottages)".^[2]

Geography

Chotoviny is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Tábor and 57 km (35 mi) north of České Budějovice. It lies mostly in the Vlašim Uplands. The southern part of the municipal territory lies in the Tábor Uplands. The highest point is at 565 m (1,854 ft) above sea level. There are several small fishponds in the territory.

History

The first written mention of Chotoviny is from 1266. Existence of a fortress in Chotoviny is documented in 1407. From 1856 to 1871, the railway from Prague to Vienna through Chotoviny was built.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,425	—
1880	2,565	+5.8%
1890	2,578	+0.5%
1900	2,448	−5.0%
1910	2,279	−6.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	2,161	−5.2%
1930	2,047	−5.3%
1950	1,652	−19.3%
1961	1,705	+3.2%
1970	1,571	−7.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,537	−2.2%
1991	1,512	−1.6%
2001	1,525	+0.9%
2011	1,686	+10.6%
2021	1,801	+6.8%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

The D3 motorway (part of the European route E55) runs through the municipality.

Chotoviny is located on the railway line Tábor–Olbramovice and is the starting point of a line to České Budějovice.^[6]

Sights

In 1770–1780, the fortress in Chotoviny was rebuilt to a Neoclassical castle. In the 19th century, it was reconstructed to its present Neo-Renaissance form and the adjacent castle park with an area of 22.5 hectares (56 acres) was founded. It is dendrologically valuable.^[3]

A church was probably founded here already between 990 and 1000. The Church of Saints Peter and Paul was built originally in the Gothic style and was rebuilt in 1781–1786, when the Empire tomb of the Nádherný noble family in the style of a Doric temple was added.^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 45.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Chotoviny. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
^ "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.
^ "Detail stanice Chotoviny" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-29.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 45.

[history-3] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Chotoviny. Retrieved 2021-09-11.

[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 Chotoviny" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-29.

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