Němčice (Svitavy District)

Němčice
Němčice
Municipality
	Municipal office
	Flag Coat of arms
	Němčice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°53′26″N 16°20′36″E / 49.89056°N 16.34333°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Svitavy
First mentioned	1295
Area
• Total	13.15 km2 (5.08 sq mi)
Elevation	385 m (1,263 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	1,038
• Density	79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	561 18
Website	nemcice.uo.cz

Němčice is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Člupek, Pudilka and Zhoř are administrative parts of Němčice.

Geography

Němčice is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of Svitavy and 42 km (26 mi) southeast of Pardubice. It lies in the Svitavy Uplands. The highest point is the hill Zhořský kopec at 559 m (1,834 ft) above sea level.

The village of Němčice is a linear village situated along the stream Zlatý pásek. There are eight watermills in the municipality built along the stream.^[2]

History

The first written mention of Němčice is from 1295. The village was probably founded between 1240 and 1260 during the colonization of Litomyšl surroundings. The village of Zhoř was founded after 1227, Člupek in 1695 and Pudilka in 1697.^[3]

The municipality of Němčice was created by merger of Němčice, Člupek and Pudilka in 1850. Zhoř was joined in 1976.^[4]

From 1 January 2007, Němčice is no longer a part of Ústí nad Orlicí District and belongs to Svitavy District.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,505	—
1880	1,530	+1.7%
1890	1,516	−0.9%
1900	1,481	−2.3%
1910	1,437	−3.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,420	−1.2%
1930	1,340	−5.6%
1950	1,085	−19.0%
1961	1,128	+4.0%
1970	999	−11.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	990	−0.9%
1991	899	−9.2%
2001	892	−0.8%
2011	935	+4.8%
2021	1,010	+8.0%

Source: Censuses^[6]^[7]

Transport

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

Sights

Němčice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monuments are the former inn, which is a half-timbered building from the early 19th century, and a Baroque water mill.^[8] A landmark of the centre of Němčice is the Chapel of Saint John the Baptist. It dates from 1883.^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.
^ "Němčice" (in Czech). Turistika.cz. 31 July 2007. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Němčice. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
^ "Základní informace" (in Czech). Obec Němčice. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
^ "Změny hranic okresů k 1. 1. 2007" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Němčice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

External links

Official website

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

[2] "Němčice" (in Czech). Turistika.cz. 31 July 2007. Retrieved 1 November 2020.

[history-3] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Němčice. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

[4] "Základní informace" (in Czech). Obec Němčice. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

[5] "Změny hranic okresů k 1. 1. 2007" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

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

[7] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.

[8] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Němčice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

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