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Seč (Chrudim District)

Coordinates: 49°50′49″N 15°39′23″E / 49.84694°N 15.65639°E / 49.84694; 15.65639
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Seč
Town
Church of Saint Lawrence
Church of Saint Lawrence
Flag of Seč
Flag
Coat of arms of Seč
Coat of arms
Seč is located in Czech Republic
Seč
Seč
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°50′49″N 15°39′23″E / 49.84694°N 15.65639°E / 49.84694; 15.65639
Country Czech Republic
RegionPardubice
DistrictChrudim
First mentioned1318
Government
 • MayorMarcel Vojtěch
Area
 • Total36.68 km2 (14.16 sq mi)
Elevation
532 m (1,745 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,835
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
538 05, 538 07, 538 43
Websitewww.mestosec.cz

Seč (German: Setsch) is a town in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

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The villages of Hoješín, Javorka, Kraskov, Počátky, Proseč, Prosíčka, Přemilov, Ústupky and Žďárec u Seče are administrative parts of Seč.

Etymology

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The old Czech word seč is derived from the verb sekat ('cut', 'chop'). This word denoted a place cut out in the forest (a glade).[2]

Geography

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Seč is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Chrudim and 22 km (14 mi) southwest of Pardubice. It lies in the Iron Mountains and in the eponymous protected landscape area. Seč Reservoir is built next to the town on the Chrudimka River.

History

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The first written mention of Seč is from 1318. The settlement was founded during the colonization of the Iron Mountains in the 12th and 13th centuries. In 1499, Seč became a market town, and in 1853, it was promoted to a town. It lost the town status in 1954, but regained it in 2007.[3]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
18693,263—    
18803,269+0.2%
18903,103−5.1%
19002,767−10.8%
19102,917+5.4%
YearPop.±%
19212,841−2.6%
19302,730−3.9%
19501,914−29.9%
19612,000+4.5%
19701,858−7.1%
YearPop.±%
19801,790−3.7%
19911,776−0.8%
20011,707−3.9%
20111,828+7.1%
20211,895+3.7%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

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

Sights

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Town square

The landmarks of the town are the Church of Saint Lawrence, built in the Renaissance style in 1610–1620, and the Renaissance castle, which dates from the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries and today serves as the municipal office.[3]

Notable people

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Twin towns – sister cities

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Seč is twinned with:[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). pp. 18–19.
  3. ^ a b "O městě" (in Czech). Město Seč. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  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. ^ "Oheb – Zpravodaj města Seč 2/2019" (in Czech). Město Seč. June 2019. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
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