Rosice (Chrudim District)
Rosice | |
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| Coordinates: 49°55′20″N 15°57′5″E / 49.92222°N 15.95139°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic |
| Region | Pardubice |
| District | Chrudim |
| First mentioned | 1318 |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.10 km2 (6.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 257 m (843 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,372 |
| • Density | 85.22/km2 (220.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 538 34 |
| Website | www |
Rosice is a municipality and village in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Rosice consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Rosice (955)
- Bor u Chroustovic (117)
- Brčekoly (117)
- Synčany (135)
Etymology
The name Rosice is derived from the personal name Rosa, meaning "the village of Rosa's people".[3]
Geography
Chroustovice is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) east of Chrudim and 17 km (11 mi) southeast of Pardubice. It lies in an undulating agricultural landscape in the Svitavy Uplands. The Žejbro Stream flows through the municipality.
History
There were originally two separate villages in the area of today's Rosice, called Rosice and Seslávky. The first written mention of Seslávky is from after 1131 and the first written mention of Rosice is from 1318.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The main landmark of Rosice is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It was built in the Baroque style in the 18th century.[7]
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.
- ↑ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in čeština). p. 586.
- ↑ "Poznámky k návrhům obecního znaku a praporu" (in čeština). Obec Rosice. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Kostel sv. Václava" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
