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Besednice

Coordinates: 48°47′24″N 14°33′25″E / 48.79000°N 14.55694°E / 48.79000; 14.55694
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Besednice
Market town
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Coordinates: 48°47′24″N 14°33′25″E / 48.79000°N 14.55694°E / 48.79000; 14.55694
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictČeský Krumlov
First mentioned1395
Area
 • Total
16.12 km2 (6.22 sq mi)
Elevation
575 m (1,886 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
824
 • Density51.1/km2 (132/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
382 41, 382 81
Websitewww.besednice.cz

Besednice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈbɛsɛdɲɪtsɛ]; German: Bessenitz) is a market town in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative division

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

  • Besednice (767)
  • Malče (46)

Etymology

The name is derived from the old Slavic word besěda, which denoted outdoor sitting.[3]

Geography

Besednice is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of Český Krumlov and 20 km (12 mi) south of České Budějovice. It lies in the Gratzen Foothills. The highest point is the mountain Velký kámen at 753 m (2,470 ft) above sea level.

The brook Besednický potok flows through the market town. The landscape around Besednice near the Besednický potok is known as a site of the moldavites. It is protected as the Besednické vltavíny Nature Monument.[4]

History

The first written mention of Besednice is from 1395, when Henry III of Rosenberg donated the village to the parish church of St. Vitus in Český Krumlov. From that time until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, Besednice belonged to the Český Krumlov prelature.[5]

Besednice was promoted to a market town in 1910.[6]

Demographics

Transport

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

Sights

The most important monument is the Church of Saint Procopius. It was built in the Baroque style in 1738, then it was rebuilt in 1742–1745 and in the Neoclassical style in 1875.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ↑ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in čeština). p. 68.
  4. ↑ "Přírodní památka Besednické vltavíny" (in čeština). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  5. ↑ "Městys Besednice" (in čeština). Město Český Krumlov. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  6. ↑ "Historie" (in čeština). Městys Besednice. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  7. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  8. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  9. ↑ "Kostel sv. Prokopa" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
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