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Světice
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Světice |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| image_skyline | Světice, 1.jpg |
| image_caption | Main road |
| image_flag | Flag of Světice.svg |
| image_shield | CoA of Světice.svg |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Central Bohemian |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Prague-East |
| pushpin_map | Czech Republic |
| pushpin_relief | 1 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in the Czech Republic |
| coordinates | |
| established_title | First mentioned |
| established_date | 1455 |
| area_total_km2 | 1.20 |
| elevation_m | 370 |
| population_as_of | 2025-01-01 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 1458 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +1 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +2 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 251 01 |
| website |
Světice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Svata, meaning "the village of Svata's people". Svata is a shortened form of the female name Svatoslava.
Geography
Světice is located about 13 km southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 412 m above sea level. The stream Říčanský potok flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Světice is from 1455. Until 2020, the first written mention of Světice was considered to be a document from 1318, but this was a mistake by historians and a confusion with Votice.
Until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, the village belonged to the Černý Kostelec estate. During the Thirty Years' War (probably in 1635), the village was destroyed. In a document from 1673, Světice was still listed as an abandoned village. The village was restored at the beginning of the 18th century at the latest.
Demographics
|1869|141 |1880|181 |1890|186 |1900|191 |1910|262 |1921|263 |1930|275 |1950|377 |1961|437 |1970|449 |1980|503 |1991|509 |2001|684 |2011|1117 |2021|1343
Transport
Světice is located on the railway line Prague–Benešov.
Sights
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.
References
References
- (2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- Profous, Antonín. (1957). "Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž".
- (February 2021). "Knižní novinky". Obec Světice.
- Vomlel, Jiří. (June 2020). "Vyprávění o hledání nejstarší písemné zmínky o Světicích". Obec Světice.
- "Historie Světic". Obec Světice.
- (2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- (2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- "Detail stanice Světice". [[České dráhy]].
- "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Světice". National Heritage Institute.
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