Kněžice (Nymburk District)

Kněžice
Kněžice
Municipality
	Western part of Kněžice
	Kněžice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°15′26″N 15°20′8″E / 50.25722°N 15.33556°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Nymburk
First mentioned	1295
Area
• Total	19.58 km2 (7.56 sq mi)
Elevation	223 m (732 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	558
• Density	28/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	289 02
Website	www.obec-knezice.cz

Kněžice is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Dubečno and Osek are administrative parts of Kněžice.

Etymology

The name is derived from the word kněz (meaning 'priest', but in old Czech also 'prince') or from the surname Kněz, meaning "the village of kněz's/Kněz's people".^[2]

Geography

Kněžice is located about 22 kilometres (14 mi) east of Nymburk and 60 km (37 mi) east of Prague. It lies mostly in the Central Elbe Table. The eastern part of the municipal territory lies in the East Elbe Table and includes the highest point of Kněžice, the Na Pískách hill at 292 m (958 ft) above sea level. The stream Záhornický potok originates here and flows across the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Kněžice is from 1295.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,384	—
1880	1,495	+8.0%
1890	1,495	+0.0%
1900	1,406	−6.0%
1910	1,464	+4.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,447	−1.2%
1930	1,356	−6.3%
1950	988	−27.1%
1961	875	−11.4%
1970	706	−19.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	610	−13.6%
1991	537	−12.0%
2001	485	−9.7%
2011	496	+2.3%
2021	509	+2.6%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Kněžice is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It was built in the Baroque style in the 1780s.^[6]

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). pp. 256–258.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Kněžice. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
^ "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. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-07-04.

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). pp. 256–258.

[3] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Kněžice. Retrieved 2022-02-25.

[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] "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-07-04.

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