Kvíčovice

Kvíčovice
Municipality
Návesní pond
Flag Coat of arms
Kvíčovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°35′25″N 13°4′23″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Plzeň-South
First mentioned	1379
Area
• Total	3.94 km^2 (1.52 sq mi)
Elevation	378 m (1,240 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	462
• Density	120/km^2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	345 62
Website	www.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

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

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

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

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 293 —     1880 324 +10.6% 1890 335 +3.4% 1900 362 +8.1% 1910 472 +30.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 521 +10.4% 1930 540 +3.6% 1950 414 −23.3% 1961 412 −0.5% 1970 376 −8.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 356 −5.3% 1991 368 +3.4% 2001 335 −9.0% 2011 357 +6.6% 2021 425 +19.0%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

Main street

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

Sights

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

Notable people

• Štěpánka Haničincová (1931–1999), actress, screenwriter and television presenter

References

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.

External links

• Official website