Křečovice

Křečovice
Municipality
View from the southwest
View from the southwest
Flag of Křečovice
Flag
Coat of arms of Křečovice
Coat of arms
Křečovice is located in Czech Republic
Křečovice
Křečovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°43′17″N 14°28′32″E / 49.72139°N 14.47556°E / 49.72139; 14.47556
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictBenešov
First mentioned1350
Area
 • Total
31.87 km2 (12.31 sq mi)
Elevation
365 m (1,198 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
828
 • Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
257 56
Websitewww.obec-krecovice.cz

Křečovice is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Křečovice consists of 14 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Křečovice (307)
  • Brdečný (11)
  • Hodětice (19)
  • Hořetice (85)
  • Hůrka (24)
  • Krchleby (71)
  • Lhotka (2)
  • Nahoruby (105)
  • Poličany (33)
  • Skrýšov (17)
  • Strážovice (43)
  • Vlkonice (98)
  • Zhorný (16)
  • Živohošť (31)

Geography

Křečovice 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

The first written mention of Křečovice is from 1350.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18692,258—    
18802,210−2.1%
18902,186−1.1%
19001,999−8.6%
19101,931−3.4%
YearPop.±%
19211,843−4.6%
19301,716−6.9%
19501,203−29.9%
19611,091−9.3%
1970941−13.7%
YearPop.±%
1980849−9.8%
1991752−11.4%
2001711−5.5%
2011724+1.8%
2021862+19.1%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

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

Sights

Church of Saint Luke

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.[6]

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.[7]

The comedy film My Sweet Little Village was filmed in Křečovice in 1984–1985.[3]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Křečovice. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  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. Lukáše" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  7. ^ "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
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