Kozmice (Benešov District)

Kozmice
Kozmice
Municipality
	View from the north
	Flag Coat of arms
	Kozmice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°49′29″N 14°47′46″E / 49.82472°N 14.79611°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Benešov
First mentioned	1350
Area
• Total	7.96 km2 (3.07 sq mi)
Elevation	490 m (1,610 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	427
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	256 01
Website	www.obeckozmice.cz

Kozmice is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Kácova Lhota and Rousínov are administrative parts of Kozmice.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Kozma (a Czech variant of the name Cosmas), meaning "the village of Kozma's people".^[2]

Geography

Kozmice is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Benešov and 31 km (19 mi) southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is a nameless hill at 532 m (1,745 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Kozmice is from 1350. Until the second half of the 15th century, the village was owned by local noble families, then it was annexed to the Konopiště estate.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	545	—
1880	626	+14.9%
1890	678	+8.3%
1900	575	−15.2%
1910	654	+13.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	543	−17.0%
1930	460	−15.3%
1950	391	−15.0%
1961	375	−4.1%
1970	358	−4.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	309	−13.7%
1991	234	−24.3%
2001	231	−1.3%
2011	274	+18.6%
2021	393	+43.4%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Kozmice is the Church of Saint James the Great. It is a Gothic building from the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries, modified in the Baroque style.^[3]^[6]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). pp. 350–351.
^ ^a ^b "Historie a osobnosti" (in Czech). Obec Kozmice. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
^ "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.
^ "Kostel sv. Jakuba Většího" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-07.

External links

Official website

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

[2] Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). pp. 350–351.

[history-3] "Historie a osobnosti" (in Czech). Obec Kozmice. Retrieved 2024-06-07.

[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] "Kostel sv. Jakuba Většího" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-07.

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