Besednice

Besednice
Besednice
Market town
	Church of Saint Procopius
	Flag Coat of arms
	Besednice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 48°47′24″N 14°33′25″E / 48.79000°N 14.55694°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Český Krumlov
First mentioned	1395
Area
• Total	16.12 km2 (6.22 sq mi)
Elevation	575 m (1,886 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	838
• Density	52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	382 41, 382 81
Website	www.besednice.cz

Besednice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈbɛsɛdɲɪtsɛ]; German: Bessenitz) is a market town in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Malče is an administrative part of Besednice.

Etymology

The name is derived from the old Slavic word besěda, which denoted outdoor sitting.^[2]

Geography

Besednice is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of Český Krumlov and 20 km (12 mi) south of České Budějovice. It lies in the Gratzen Foothills. The highest point is the mountain Velký kámen at 753 m (2,470 ft) above sea level.

The brook Besednický potok flows through the market town. The landscape around Besednice near the Besednický potok is known as a site of the moldavites. It is protected as the Besednické vltavíny Nature Monument.^[3]

History

The first written mention of Besednice is from 1395, when Henry III of Rosenberg donated the village to the parish church of St. Vitus in Český Krumlov. From that time until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, Besednice belonged to the Český Krumlov prelature.^[4]

Besednice was promoted to a market town in 1910.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	876	—
1880	934	+6.6%
1890	1,028	+10.1%
1900	1,069	+4.0%
1910	1,110	+3.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,069	−3.7%
1930	898	−16.0%
1950	761	−15.3%
1961	818	+7.5%
1970	776	−5.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	814	+4.9%
1991	770	−5.4%
2001	802	+4.2%
2011	831	+3.6%
2021	813	−2.2%

Source: Censuses^[6]^[7]

Transport

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

Sights

The most important monument is the Church of Saint Procopius. It was built in the Baroque style in 1738, then it was rebuilt in 1742–1745 and in the Neoclassical style in 1875.^[8]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 68.
^ "Přírodní památka Besednické vltavíny" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
^ "Městys Besednice" (in Czech). Město Český Krumlov. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Městys Besednice. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel sv. Prokopa" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-09.

External links

Official website

[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. 68.

[3] "Přírodní památka Besednické vltavíny" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2021-09-03.

[4] "Městys Besednice" (in Czech). Město Český Krumlov. Retrieved 2023-06-09.

[5] "Historie" (in Czech). Městys Besednice. Retrieved 2023-06-09.

[6] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

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

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

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