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Němčice (Svitavy District)

Coordinates: 49°53′26″N 16°20′36″E / 49.89056°N 16.34333°E / 49.89056; 16.34333
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Němčice
Municipality
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Coordinates: 49°53′26″N 16°20′36″E / 49.89056°N 16.34333°E / 49.89056; 16.34333
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionPardubice
DistrictSvitavy
First mentioned1295
Area
 • Total
13.15 km2 (5.08 sq mi)
Elevation
385 m (1,263 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,032
 • Density78.48/km2 (203.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
561 18
Websitenemcice.uo.cz

Němčice is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative division

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

  • Němčice (485)
  • Člupek (219)
  • Pudilka (19)
  • Zhoř (287)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Němec, meaning "the village of Němec's people".[3]

Geography

Němčice is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of Svitavy and 42 km (26 mi) southeast of Pardubice. It lies in the Svitavy Uplands. The highest point is the hill Zhořský kopec at 559 m (1,834 ft) above sea level.

The village of Němčice is a linear village situated along the stream Zlatý pásek. There are eight watermills in the municipality built along the stream.[4]

History

The first written mention of Němčice is from 1295. The village was probably founded between 1240 and 1260 during the colonisation of Litomyšl surroundings. The village of Zhoř was founded after 1227, Člupek in 1695 and Pudilka in 1697.[5]

The municipality of Němčice was created by merger of Němčice, Člupek and Pudilka in 1850. Zhoř was joined in 1976.[6]

From 1 January 2007, Němčice is no longer a part of Ústí nad Orlicí District and belongs to Svitavy District.[7]

Demographics

Transport

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

Sights

Němčice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monuments are the former inn, which is a half-timbered building from the early 19th century, and a Baroque water mill.[10] A landmark of the centre of Němčice is the Chapel of Saint John the Baptist. It dates from 1883.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 18 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ↑ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in čeština). pp. 199–200.
  4. ↑ "Němčice" (in čeština). Turistika.cz. 31 July 2007. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Historie" (in čeština). Obec Němčice. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Základní informace" (in čeština). Obec Němčice. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Změny hranic okresů k 1. 1. 2007" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Němčice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
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