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Kvíčovice

Coordinates: 49°35′25″N 13°4′23″E / 49.59028°N 13.07306°E / 49.59028; 13.07306
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Kvíčovice
Návesní pond
Návesní pond
Flag of Kvíčovice
Coat of arms of Kvíčovice
Kvíčovice is located in Czech Republic
Kvíčovice
Kvíčovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°35′25″N 13°4′23″E / 49.59028°N 13.07306°E / 49.59028; 13.07306
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictPlzeň-South
First mentioned1379
Area
 • Total3.94 km2 (1.52 sq mi)
Elevation
378 m (1,240 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total462
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
345 62
Websitewww.kvicovice.cz

Kvíčovice is a municipality and village in Plzeň-South District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Etymology

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The original name of the village was Květišovice. It was derived from the personal name Květiš, meaning "the village of Květiš's people". The name was distorted to Kvietšovice and then to Kvíčovice.[2]

Geography

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Kvíčovice is located about 27 kilometres (17 mi) southwest of Plzeň. It lies in the Plasy Uplands. The Chuchla Stream flows through the municipality and connects with the Radbuza River on the eastern municipal border. In the centre of the village is a fishpond called Návesní.

History

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The first written mention of Kvíčovice is from 1379, when it was owned by local noble family. In the 15th century, the village was joined to the Příchovice estate and later it belonged to the Čečovice estate. In 1546, the Čečovice estate with Kvíčovice was annexed to the Horšovský Týn estate. It remained so until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850.[3]

From 1 January 2021, Kvíčovice is no longer a part of Domažlice District and belongs to Plzeň-South District.[4]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869293—    
1880324+10.6%
1890335+3.4%
1900362+8.1%
1910472+30.4%
YearPop.±%
1921521+10.4%
1930540+3.6%
1950414−23.3%
1961412−0.5%
1970376−8.7%
YearPop.±%
1980356−5.3%
1991368+3.4%
2001335−9.0%
2011357+6.6%
2021425+19.0%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

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Main street

The I/26 road (from Plzeň to the Czech-German border in Česká Kubice) passes through the municipality.

Sights

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Kvíčovice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a small Baroque chapel, probably from the 18th century.[7]

Notable people

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References

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  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). p. 460.
  3. ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Kvíčovice. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  4. ^ "Obecně o novém zákonu č. 51/2020 Sb". mvcr.cz (in Czech). Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  5. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  6. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  7. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Kvíčovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
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