Světice
Světice | |
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| Coordinates: 49°58′13″N 14°39′57″E / 49.97028°N 14.66583°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Prague-East |
| First mentioned | 1455 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.20 km2 (0.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 370 m (1,210 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,457 |
| • Density | 1,210/km2 (3,140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 251 01 |
| Website | www |
Světice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Svata, meaning "the village of Svata's people". Svata is a shortened form of the female name Svatoslava.[2]
Geography
Světice is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 412 m (1,352 ft) above sea level. The stream Říčanský potok flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Světice is from 1455.[3] Until 2020, the first written mention of Světice was considered to be a document from 1318, but this was a mistake by historians and a confusion with Votice.[4]
Until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, the village belonged to the Černý Kostelec estate. During the Thirty Years' War (probably in 1635), the village was destroyed. In a document from 1673, Světice was still listed as an abandoned village. The village was restored at the beginning of the 18th century at the latest.[5]
Demographics
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Transport
Světice is located on the railway line Prague–Benešov.[8]
Sights
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[9]
References
- ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
- ↑ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in čeština). p. 247–248.
- ↑ "Knižní novinky". U nás doma (in čeština). Obec Světice. February 2021. p. 12. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
- ↑ Vomlel, Jiří (June 2020). "Vyprávění o hledání nejstarší písemné zmínky o Světicích". U nás doma (in čeština). Obec Světice. pp. 16–19. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
- ↑ "Historie Světic" (in čeština). Obec Světice. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
- ↑ "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 Světice". České dráhy. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Světice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
External links
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- Villages in Prague-East District