Heřmaničky
Heřmaničky | |
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| Coordinates: 49°36′19″N 14°34′57″E / 49.60528°N 14.58250°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Benešov |
| First mentioned | 1381 |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.40 km2 (6.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 505 m (1,657 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 735 |
| • Density | 42.2/km2 (109/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 257 89 |
| Website | www |
Heřmaničky is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Heřmaničky consists of 13 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Heřmaničky (319)
- Arnoštovice (104)
- Číšťovice (67)
- Dědkov (27)
- Durdice (21)
- Jestřebice (23)
- Jiříkovec (10)
- Jíví (8)
- Karasova Lhota (18)
- Křenovičky (16)
- Loudilka (16)
- Peklo (12)
- Velké Heřmanice (88)
Etymology
Heřmaničky is a diminutive form of Heřmanice (today Velké Heřmanice). The name Heřmanice was derived from the personal name Heřman (a Czech form of Herman), meaning "the village of Heřman's people".[3]
Geography
Heřmaničky is located about 21 kilometres (13 mi) south of Benešov and 49 km (30 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Vlašim Uplands. The highest point is the hill Vápenka at 593 m (1,946 ft) above sea level. The upper course of the Mastník River flows through the municipality. There are several small fishponds in the municipal territory.
History
The first written mention of Heřmaničky is from 1381.[3] The oldest settlement is Arnoštovice, first mentioned in 1352. Other villages located in the territory of today's municipality appeared in written records in the following decades, with the exception of Loudilka, which was founded in 1788. Until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in the middle of the 19th century, all the villages belonged to the Smilkov estate, with the exception of Jestřebice, which belonged to the Votice estate.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
Heřmaničky is located on the railway line Tábor–Olbramovice.[7]
Sights
The main landmark is the Church of Saints Simon and Jude, located in Arnoštovice. It was built in the Gothic style in the third quarter of the 13th century. In 1732, the tower and sacristy were added to the church. In 1892, the church was modified into its present form.[8]
References
- ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in čeština). pp. 616–617.
- ↑ "Historie obce" (in čeština). Obec Heřmaničky. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ↑ "Station details Heřmaničky" (in čeština). České dráhy. Retrieved 2026-05-26.
- ↑ "Kostel sv. Šimona a Judy" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
