Besednice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈbɛsɛdɲɪtsɛ]; German: Bessenitz) is a market town in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Besednice | |
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.JPG) Church of Saint Procopius | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Besednice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 48°47′24″N 14°33′25″E / 48.79500°N 14.55694°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| District | Český Krumlov |
| First mentioned | 1395 |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.12 km2 (6.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 575 m (1,886 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 838 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 382 41, 382 81 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Malče is an administrative part of Besednice.
Etymology
editThe name is derived from the old Slavic word besěda, which denoted outdoor sitting.[2]
Geography
editBesednice is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of Český Krumlov and 20 km (12 mi) south of České Budějovice. It lies in the Gratzen Foothills. The highest point is the mountain Velký kámen at 753 m (2,470 ft) above sea level.
The brook Besednický potok flows through the market town. The landscape around Besednice near the Besednický potok is known as a site of the moldavites. It is protected as the Besednické vltavíny Nature Monument.[3]
History
editThe first written mention of Besednice is from 1395, when Henry III of Rosenberg donated the village to the parish church of St. Vitus in Český Krumlov. From that time until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, Besednice belonged to the Český Krumlov prelature.[4]
Besednice was promoted to a market town in 1910.[5]
Demographics
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
editThe most important monument is the Church of Saint Procopius. It was built in the Baroque style in 1738, then it was rebuilt in 1742–1745 and in the Neoclassical style in 1875.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 68.
- ^ "Přírodní památka Besednické vltavíny" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ "Městys Besednice" (in Czech). Město Český Krumlov. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Městys Besednice. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Prokopa" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
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