Kšice

Kšice
Municipality
Common pond
Common pond
Flag of Kšice
Flag
Coat of arms of Kšice
Coat of arms
Kšice is located in Czech Republic
Kšice
Kšice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°48′9″N 12°59′50″E / 49.80250°N 12.99722°E / 49.80250; 12.99722
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictTachov
First mentioned1369
Area
 • Total
15.44 km2 (5.96 sq mi)
Elevation
488 m (1,601 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
238
 • Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
349 01
Websitewww.obec-ksice.cz

Kšice (German: Kscheutz) is a municipality and village in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Lomnička is an administrative part of Kšice.

Geography

Kšice is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Tachov and 27 km (17 mi) west of Plzeň. It lies in the Plasy Uplands. The highest point is the hill Stelka at 547 m (1,795 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Kšice is from 1369. It was then part of the Stříbro estate. Silver and lead were mined in the vicinity of the village. At the end of the 19th century, the last mine was closed down.[2]

After the Munich Agreement in 1938, the village was annexed by Nazi Germany and administered as part of the Reichsgau Sudetenland.

In 1971, Lomnička was joined to the municipality. From 1980 to 1991, Kšice was an administrative part of Stříbro. Since 1992, it has been a separate municipality.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869568—    
1880679+19.5%
1890635−6.5%
1900625−1.6%
1910669+7.0%
YearPop.±%
1921629−6.0%
1930553−12.1%
1950338−38.9%
1961298−11.8%
1970284−4.7%
YearPop.±%
1980215−24.3%
1991192−10.7%
2001184−4.2%
2011189+2.7%
2021220+16.4%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

The village of Lomnička is located on the railway line Radnice–Bezdružice via Plzeň.[6]

Sights

The main landmark of Kšice is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. A predecessor of the church was a Gothic building, first documented in 1384. The current church was built in the Baroque style in 1716.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Kšice. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 265, 302.
  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 Lomnička" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  7. ^ "Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
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