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Stádlec

Coordinates: 49°22′47″N 14°29′42″E / 49.37972°N 14.49500°E / 49.37972; 14.49500
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Stádlec
Market town
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Coordinates: 49°22′47″N 14°29′42″E / 49.37972°N 14.49500°E / 49.37972; 14.49500
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictTábor
First mentioned1287
Area
 • Total
18.14 km2 (7.00 sq mi)
Elevation
449 m (1,473 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
582
 • Density32.1/km2 (83.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
391 62
Websitewww.stadlec.eu

Stádlec is a market town in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. The market town is located on the Lužnice River in the Tábor Uplands. Stádlec is known for the Stádlec Suspension Bridge, which is protected as a national cultural monument.

Administrative division

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

  • Stádlec (325)
  • Hájky (23)
  • Křída (73)
  • Slavňovice (55)
  • Staré Sedlo (90)

Etymology

The name Stádlec has its root in the Czech word stádo ('herd') and the Old Czech word stadlce (designation of places where herds stood).[3]

Geography

Stádlec is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Tábor and 70 km (43 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Tábor Uplands. The Lužnice River flows along the eastern municipal border. The Smutná River briefly flows along the western border. There are several fishponds in the municipal territory, the largest of which is Mlýnský Stádlec.

History

The first written mention of Stádlec is from 1287, when it was a property of Záviš of Falkenstein.[4] The village was owned by various lesser noblemen and the owners often changed. In 1925, Stádlec was promoted to a market town.[5]

Demographics

Transport

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

Sights

Stádlec is known for its rare Stádlec Suspension Bridge over the Lužnice River. It connects Stádlec with the village of Dobřejice (part of Malšice). For its value, the bridge is protected as a national cultural monument.[8]

Stádlec Castle was originally a fortress, first documented in 1535. In the 17th century, it was rebuilt into a castle. The castle chapel was added in 1712–1714. In the mid-18th century, the castle was rebuilt in the Baroque style and extended. Today it is privately owned and inaccessible.[9][10]

Notable people

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 (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in čeština). pp. 156–157.
  4. ↑ "Představení Stádlce" (in čeština). Obec Stádlec. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  5. ↑ "Program rozvoje městyse Stádlec na období let 2023–2029" (PDF) (in čeština). Obec Stádlec. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  6. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  7. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  8. ↑ "Řetězový most" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Zámek" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  10. ↑ "Na zámku ve Stádlci žil děd Boženy Němcové". Deník.cz (in čeština). 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
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