Řehenice
Administrative division
Řehenice consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
- Řehenice (85)
- Babice (244)
- Barochov (88)
- Gabrhele (4)
- Křiváček (44)
- Malešín (36)
- Vavřetice (36)
Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Řehen (which is probably a variant of Řehoř), meaning "the village of Řehen's people".
Geography
Řehenice is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Benešov and 21 km (13 mi) southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 508 m (1,667 ft) above sea level. The Sázava River flows along the southern municipal border, just outside the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Řehenice is from 1384.
Demographics
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Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
There are no significant monuments in Řehenice. Among the protected cultural monuments in the municipality are a former inn from the end of the 18th century, located in Křiváček, and terrain remains of the Božešice Fort (today an archaeological site), which stood here in the 13th–15th centuries.
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 551.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Řehenice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-01-09.