Sedliště (Plzeň-South District)

Sedliště
Municipality
Playground in the centre of Sedliště
Flag Coat of arms
Sedliště Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°31′39″N 13°37′56″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Plzeň-South
First mentioned	1552
Area
• Total	7.33 km^2 (2.83 sq mi)
Elevation	446 m (1,463 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	128
• Density	17/km^2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	335 01
Website	www.ousedliste.cz

Sedliště is a municipality and village in Plzeň-South District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Etymology

The old Czech word sedliště (related to usadit se = "to settle down" and osada = "hamlet, settlement") denoted a place where someone settled.^[2]

Geography

Sedliště is located about 28 km (17 mi) southeast of Plzeň. It lies in the Švihov Highlands. The highest point is at 586 m (1,923 ft) above sea level. The brook Čížkovský potok flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Sedliště is from 1552. The village belonged to the Zelená Hora estate.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 328 —     1880 358 +9.1% 1890 329 −8.1% 1900 341 +3.6% 1910 377 +10.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 387 +2.7% 1930 366 −5.4% 1950 263 −28.1% 1961 253 −3.8% 1970 224 −11.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 188 −16.1% 1991 158 −16.0% 2001 129 −18.4% 2011 103 −20.2% 2021 115 +11.7%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

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

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[6] In the centre of Sedlište is a chapel from the second half of the 19th century.^[3]

References

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. 27–28.
3. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Sedliště. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
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. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Sedliště". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-09.

External links

• Official website