Čimelice

Čimelice
Čimelice
Municipality
	Aerial view
	Flag Coat of arms
	Čimelice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°27′56″N 14°4′9″E / 49.46556°N 14.06917°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Písek
First mentioned	1400
Area
• Total	10.29 km2 (3.97 sq mi)
Elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	1,019
• Density	99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	398 04
Website	www.cimelice.cz

Čimelice (German: Tschimelitz) is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Krsice is an administrative part of Čimelice.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Čmel, meaning "the village of Čmel's people". For easier pronunciation, an 'i' was inserted in the name.^[2]

Geography

Čimelice is located about 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Písek and 65 km (40 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies in the Tábor Uplands. The Skalice River flows through the municipality. There are several large fishponds in the municipality: Bisingrovský, Lipšice, Nerestec, Stejskal, Valný and Zástava. Small ponds called Kostelák and Pivovarský are in the centre of Čimelice.

History

The first written mention of Čimelice is from 1400. The village of Krsice was founded in 1233. After 1720, a set of connected fishponds was established here.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,176	—
1880	1,223	+4.0%
1890	1,190	−2.7%
1900	1,127	−5.3%
1910	1,106	−1.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,105	−0.1%
1930	1,017	−8.0%
1950	936	−8.0%
1961	1,018	+8.8%
1970	1,017	−0.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,033	+1.6%
1991	1,074	+4.0%
2001	1,045	−2.7%
2011	974	−6.8%
2021	944	−3.1%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

The D4 motorway from Prague to Písek runs through the northern part of the municipality. The parallel I/4 road runs through the built-up area.

Čimelice is located on the railway line Prague–České Budějovice.^[6]

Sights

The most notable landmarks are the Church of Holy Trinity and the Čimelice Castle with its English park. The church was built at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries, and expanded with a tower built in 1800–1820.^[3] The castle was built in 1728–1730.^[7]

References

^ "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. 348.
^ ^a ^b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Čimelice. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
^ "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 Čimelice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
^ "Zámek Čimelice" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-08-31.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 348.

[history-3] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Čimelice. Retrieved 2022-08-31.

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

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

[6] "Detail stanice Čimelice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-27.

[7] "Zámek Čimelice" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-08-31.

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