Kněžice (Nymburk District)

Kněžice
Kněžice
Municipality
	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)
• Total	548
• Density	28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	289 02
Website	www.obec-knezice.cz

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[edit]

The villages of Dubečno and Osek are administrative parts of Kněžice.

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

The first written mention of Kněžice is from 1295.^[3]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,384	—
1880	1,495	+8.0%
1890	1,495	+0.0%
1900	1,406	−6.0%
1910	1,464	+4.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,447	−1.2%
1930	1,356	−6.3%
1950	988	−27.1%
1961	875	−11.4%
1970	706	−19.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	610	−13.6%
1991	537	−12.0%
2001	485	−9.7%
2011	496	+2.3%
2021	509	+2.6%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport[edit]

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

Sights[edit]

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[edit]

^ "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[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[2] Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). pp. 256–258.

[3] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Kněžice. Retrieved 2022-02-25.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Nymburk" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.

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

[6] "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-07-04.

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