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Strančice
View on WikipediaStrančice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants.
Key Information
Administrative division
[edit]Strančice consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Strančice (2,053)
- Kašovice (83)
- Otice (96)
- Předboř (114)
- Sklenka (25)
- Svojšovice (138)
- Všechromy (209)
Etymology
[edit]The name is derived from the surname Stránka, meaning "the village of Stránka's people".[3]
Geography
[edit]Strančice is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 492 m (1,614 ft) above sea level.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Strančice is from 1404. The main impetus for the development of the village was the construction of the railway in 1871.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
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The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno passes through the municipality.
Sights
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A valuable pair of buildings are the former synagogue and rabbi's house, which date from 1849.[8]
The Church of Saint Nicholas in located in Otice. It is originally a Gothic church, rebuilt in the Baroque style.[9]
Notable people
[edit]- Emil Kolben (1862–1943), engineer and entrepreneur
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 184.
- ^ "Historie Strančic" (in Czech). Obec Strančice. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Detail stanice Strančice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ "Synagoga" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Mikuláše" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
