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Žiželice (Kolín District)

Coordinates: 50°7′55″N 15°23′36″E / 50.13194°N 15.39333°E / 50.13194; 15.39333
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Žiželice
Church of Saint Procopius with a protected small-leaved linden
Church of Saint Procopius with a protected small-leaved linden
Žiželice is located in Czech Republic
Žiželice
Žiželice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°7′55″N 15°23′36″E / 50.13194°N 15.39333°E / 50.13194; 15.39333
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictKolín
First mentioned1052
Area
 • Total18.61 km2 (7.19 sq mi)
Elevation
211 m (692 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,807
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
281 26, 281 29
Websitewww.zizelice.cz

Žiželice is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

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The villages of Hradišťko II, Končice, Kundratice, Loukonosy, Pod Vinicí and Zbraň are administrative parts of Žiželice.

Etymology

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The initial name of the village was Žuželice. The name was derived from the personal name Žužel, meaning "the village of Žužel's people".[2]

Geography

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Žiželice is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Kolín and 28 km (17 mi) northwest of Pardubice. It lies in a flat and mostly agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The highest point is at 248 m (814 ft) above sea level. The Cidlina River flows through the municipality.

History

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The first written mention of Žiželice is from 1052, when there was already a church and the village served as a market centre. In 1321, the then owner of Žiželice, Lord Dětoch, founded a new village called Žiželice next to the old village and renamed the old village Končice. From the 14th century, the estate was owned by the Rosenberg family. Peter I of Rosenberg had demolished the old wooden church in 1347 and had built a new one. During the Hussite Wars in 1425, the village was burned down, but soon was restored. At the end of the Thirty Years' War, Žiželice was again burned down.[3]

In the 19th century, the railway was built and Žiželice was industrialized. There used to be a sugar factory and a textile factory.[3]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
18693,031—    
18803,318+9.5%
18903,040−8.4%
19003,350+10.2%
19103,070−8.4%
YearPop.±%
19212,809−8.5%
19302,660−5.3%
19502,036−23.5%
19611,977−2.9%
19701,774−10.3%
YearPop.±%
19801,596−10.0%
19911,367−14.3%
20011,297−5.1%
20111,580+21.8%
20211,696+7.3%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

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The D11 motorway (part of the European route E67) from Prague to Hradec Králové passes through the municipality.

Sights

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The main landmark of Žiželice is the Church of Saint Procopius. It was built in the Gothic style after 1347 and modified in 1712. After being damaged by a fire in 1830, the church was reconstructed and its early Baroque equipment was replaced with a new one.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). pp. 854–855.
  3. ^ a b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Žiželice. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  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. Prokopa". Cesty a památky (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-03-23.
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