Křečovice

Křečovice
Křečovice
Municipality
	View from the southwest
	Flag Coat of arms
	Křečovice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°43′17″N 14°28′32″E / 49.72139°N 14.47556°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Benešov
First mentioned	1350
Area
• Total	31.87 km2 (12.31 sq mi)
Elevation	365 m (1,198 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	838
• Density	26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	257 56
Website	www.obec-krecovice.cz

Křečovice is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The villages and hamlets of Brdečný, Hodětice, Hořetice, Hůrka, Krchleby, Lhotka, Nahoruby, Poličany, Skrýšov, Strážovice, Vlkonice, Zhorný and Živohošť are administrative parts of Křečovice.

Geography[edit]

Křečovice is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) southeast of Benešov and 33 km (21 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Svinný at 502 m (1,647 ft) above sea level. The brook Vlkonický potok flows through the municipality and supplies a system of fishponds.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Křečovice is from 1350.^[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,258	—
1880	2,210	−2.1%
1890	2,186	−1.1%
1900	1,999	−8.6%
1910	1,931	−3.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,843	−4.6%
1930	1,716	−6.9%
1950	1,203	−29.9%
1961	1,091	−9.3%
1970	941	−13.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	849	−9.8%
1991	752	−11.4%
2001	711	−5.5%
2011	724	+1.8%
2021	862	+19.1%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit]

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

Sights[edit]

The main landmark of Křečovice is the Church of Saint Luke. It is a cemetery church, built in the Baroque style in the mid-18th century. Composer Josef Suk, who is the most famous native of Křečovice, is buried here.^[5]

The home of the composer Josef Suk is now the Josef Suk Memorial.

The Church of Saints Peter and Paul is located in Hodětice. Its core dates from the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its present appearance is the result of the baroque modifications.^[6]

In popular culture[edit]

The comedy film My Sweet Little Village was filmed in Křečovice in 1984–1985.^[2]

Notable people[edit]

Josef Suk (1874–1935), composer

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Křečovice. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Benešov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel sv. Lukáše" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
^ "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-09.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[history-2] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Křečovice. Retrieved 2023-06-09.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Benešov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Kostel sv. Lukáše" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-09.

[6] "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-09.

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