Dětenice

Dětenice
Municipality
Dětenice Castle
Dětenice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°22′5″N 15°10′14″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Jičín
First mentioned	1052
Area
• Total	17.69 km^2 (6.83 sq mi)
Elevation	224 m (735 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	764
• Density	43/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	507 23, 507 24
Website	www.obecdetenice.cz

Dětenice is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Brodek and Osenice are administrative parts of Dětenice.

Etymology

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

Geography

Dětenice is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Jičín and 56 km (35 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies mostly in the Central Elbe Table. The northernmost part of the municipal territory belongs to the Jičín Uplands and includes the highest point of Dětenice at 346 m (1,135 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Dětenice is from 1052, when Duke Bretislav I donated the village to the collegiate church in Stará Boleslav. Then the village was divided into two parts; one was acquired by the Prague bishopric and one was owned by various noblemen. Beneš Markvartic (1269–1318) founded here a fortress.^[3]

After the Hussite Wars, the village was united. In 1503, the Dětenice estate was bought by the Lords of Křinec. Their properties were confiscated after the Battle of White Mountain in 1620 and Dětenice was then acquired by Albrecht von Wallenstein. The Waldstein family owned Dětenice until the mid-18th century.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,354 —     1880 1,401 +3.5% 1890 1,489 +6.3% 1900 1,486 −0.2% 1910 1,491 +0.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,427 −4.3% 1930 1,346 −5.7% 1950 1,119 −16.9% 1961 1,062 −5.1% 1970 949 −10.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 868 −8.5% 1991 799 −7.9% 2001 733 −8.3% 2011 695 −5.2% 2021 691 −0.6%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

There are no major roads passing through the municipality. The railway that runs through Dětenice is unused.

Sights

The most important monument is the Dětenice Castle. It was originally a medieval fortress, rebuilt in the Renaissance style at the end of the 16th century. In 1762–1765, the fortress was rebuilt into the late Baroque castle. Today the castle is privately owned and is open to the public.^[6][7]

The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is located in Osenice. It was built in the Neo-Renaissance and Neo-Baroque style in 1863–1865.^[8]

Notable people

• Miloš Hájek (1921–2016), historian, politician and resistance fighter

References

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. 383.
3. "Historie obce Dětenice (Dětenice, Osenice, Brodek)" (in Czech). Obec Dětenice. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
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. "Zámek s parkem" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
7. "Zámek Dětenice". interregion.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-03-06.
8. "Kostel Narození Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-06.

External links

• Official website
• Dětenice Castle