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Kvíčovice

Coordinates: 49°35′25″N 13°4′23″E / 49.59028°N 13.07306°E / 49.59028; 13.07306
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Kvíčovice
Municipality
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Coordinates: 49°35′25″N 13°4′23″E / 49.59028°N 13.07306°E / 49.59028; 13.07306
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictPlzeň-South
First mentioned1379
Area
 • Total
3.94 km2 (1.52 sq mi)
Elevation
378 m (1,240 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
440
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
345 62
Websitewww.kvicovice.cz

Kvíčovice is a municipality and village in Plzeň-South District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Etymology

The original name of the village was Květišovice. It was derived from the personal name Květiš, meaning "the village of Květiš's people". The name was distorted to Kvietšovice and then to Kvíčovice.[2]

Geography

Kvíčovice is located about 27 kilometres (17 mi) southwest of Plzeň. It lies in the Plasy Uplands. The Chuchla Stream flows through the municipality and connects with the Radbuza River on the eastern municipal border. In the centre of the village is a fishpond called Návesní rybník.

History

The first written mention of Kvíčovice is from 1379, when it was owned by local noble family. In the 15th century, the village was joined to the Příchovice estate and later it belonged to the Čečovice estate. In 1546, the Čečovice estate with Kvíčovice was annexed to the Horšovský Týn estate. It remained so until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850.[3]

From 1 January 2021, Kvíčovice is no longer a part of Domažlice District and belongs to Plzeň-South District.[4]

Demographics

Transport

The I/26 road (from Plzeň to the Czech–German border in Česká Kubice) runs through the municipality.

Sights

The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is a small Baroque chapel, which was probably built in the 18th century.[7]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  2. ↑ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in čeština). p. 460.
  3. ↑ "Historie obce" (in čeština). Obec Kvíčovice. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  4. ↑ "Obecně o novém zákonu č. 51/2020 Sb". mvcr.cz (in čeština). Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  5. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  6. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  7. ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Kvíčovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
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