Kvíčovice is a municipality and village in Plzeň-South District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Kvíčovice | |
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 Návesní pond | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Kvíčovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°35′25″N 13°4′23″E / 49.59028°N 13.07306°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Plzeň |
| District | Plzeň-South |
| First mentioned | 1379 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.94 km2 (1.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 378 m (1,240 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 462 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 345 62 |
| Website | www |
Etymology
editThe original name of the village was Květišovice. It was derived from the personal name Květiš, meaning "the village of Květiš's people". The name was distorted to Kvietšovice and then to Kvíčovice.[2]
Geography
editKvíčovice is located about 27 kilometres (17 mi) southwest of Plzeň. It lies in the Plasy Uplands. The Chuchla Stream flows through the municipality and connects with the Radbuza River on the eastern municipal border. In the centre of the village is a fishpond called Návesní.
History
editThe first written mention of Kvíčovice is from 1379, when it was owned by local noble family. In the 15th century, the village was joined to the Příchovice estate and later it belonged to the Čečovice estate. In 1546, the Čečovice estate with Kvíčovice was annexed to the Horšovský Týn estate. It remained so until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850.[3]
From 1 January 2021, Kvíčovice is no longer a part of Domažlice District and belongs to Plzeň-South District.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
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The I/26 road (from Plzeň to the Czech-German border in Česká Kubice) passes through the municipality.
Sights
editKvíčovice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a small Baroque chapel, probably from the 18th century.[7]
Notable people
edit- Štěpánka Haničincová (1931–1999), actress, screenwriter and television presenter
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 460.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Kvíčovice. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ "Obecně o novém zákonu č. 51/2020 Sb". mvcr.cz (in Czech). Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Kvíčovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
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