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Kněžice | |
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 Western part of Kněžice | |
  Kněžice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°15′26″N 15°20′8″E / 50.25722°N 15.33556°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Nymburk |
| First mentioned | 1295 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.58 km2 (7.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 223 m (732 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 548 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 289 02 |
| Website | www |
Kněžice is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The villages of Dubečno and Osek are administrative parts of Kněžice.
Etymology
The name is derived from the word kněz (meaning priest, but in old Czech also prince) or from the surname Kněz, meaning "the village of kněz's/Kněz's people".[2]
Geography
Kněžice is located about 22 kilometres (14 mi) east of Nymburk and 60 km (37 mi) east of Prague. It lies mostly in the Central Elbe Table. The eastern part of the municipal territory lies in the East Elbe Table and includes the highest point of Kněžice, the Na Pískách hill at 292 m (958 ft) above sea level. The stream Záhornický potok originates here and flows across the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Kněžice is from 1295.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The main landmark of Kněžice is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It was built in the Baroque style in the 1780s.[6]
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). pp. 256–258.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Kněžice. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Nymburk" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
External links
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