Svatá Maří

Svatá Maří
Svatá Maří
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 49°3′53″N 13°49′53″E / 49.06472°N 13.83139°E
Country	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Prachatice
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	12.71 km2 (4.91 sq mi)
Elevation	765 m (2,510 ft)
Population (2026-01-01)
• Total	630
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	383 01, 384 81, 385 01
Website	www.svatamari.cz

Svatá Maří is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Svatá Maří consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

Svatá Maří (324)
Brdo (13)
Smrčná (36)
Štítkov (104)
Trhonín (72)
Vícemily (44)

Etymology

Svatá Maří was named after the church consecrated to Saint Mary Magdalene (in Czech popularly called svatá Maří Magdaléna).^[3]

Geography

Svatá Maří is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) northwest of Prachatice and 47 km (29 mi) west of České Budějovice. It lies in the Bohemian Forest Foothills, the southern tip of the municipal territory extends into the Bohemian Forest. The highest point is a nameless hill with an altitude of 872 metres (2,861 ft).

History

The first written mention of Svatá Maří is from 1352, when the village was called S. Marie in Laz. The name Svatá Maří was first documented in 1543.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,041	—
1880	1,058	+1.6%
1890	1,015	−4.1%
1900	1,069	+5.3%
1910	1,108	+3.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,001	−9.7%
1930	932	−6.9%
1950	644	−30.9%
1961	653	+1.4%
1970	553	−15.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	460	−16.8%
1991	448	−2.6%
2001	495	+10.5%
2011	546	+10.3%
2021	593	+8.6%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Svatá Maří is the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene. Originally a Gothic building, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style in the 18th century.^[6]

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.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Historie obce" (in čeština). Obec Svatá Maří. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
↑ "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.
↑ "Kostel sv. Maří Magdalény" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-23.

External links

Official website

[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.

[history-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "Historie obce" (in čeština). Obec Svatá Maří. Retrieved 2021-08-24.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "Kostel sv. Maří Magdalény" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-23.

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