Vlačice

Vlačice
Municipality
A street in Vlačice
Flag Coat of arms
Vlačice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°56′35″N 15°26′15″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kutná Hora
First mentioned	1189
Area
• Total	5.27 km^2 (2.03 sq mi)
Elevation	224 m (735 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	251
• Density	48/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	286 01
Website	www.vlacice.cz

Vlačice is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Výčapy is an administrative part of Vlačice.

Etymology

The initial name of the village was most likely Vladčice. The name was derived from the personal name Vladko (a shortened form of Vladislav), meaning "the village of Vladko's people".^[2]

Geography

Vrdy is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Kutná Hora and 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Pardubice. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Central Elbe Table. The Doubrava River flows along the eastern municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Vlačice is from 1189, when it was owned by nobleman Hroznata of Peruc. Výčapy was first mentioned in 1277. From 1279 at the latest until the Hussite Wars, Vlačice belonged to the monastery in Vilémov, then the village was acquired by Emperor Sigismund. He donated the village to the Trčka of Lípa family, which owned Vlačice for more than 100 years. Among the next owners were various less important noblemen. From 1612 until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1848, Vlačice was a part of the Žehušice estate.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 399 —     1880 365 −8.5% 1890 342 −6.3% 1900 425 +24.3% 1910 420 −1.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 455 +8.3% 1930 437 −4.0% 1950 341 −22.0% 1961 389 +14.1% 1970 356 −8.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 336 −5.6% 1991 280 −16.7% 2001 263 −6.1% 2011 249 −5.3% 2021 244 −2.0%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

Main street in Výčapy

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

Sights

The northern part of the municipality with both villages belongs to a landscape monument zone called Žehušicko. It is a uniquely preserved document of Baroque urbanism and a Baroque composed landscape. Otherwise, there are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[6]

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). p. 567.
3. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Vlačice. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
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 Vlačice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-28.

External links

• Official website