Chelčice is a municipality and village in

Strakonice District Strakonice District ( cs, okres Strakonice) is a district ('' okres'') within South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Strakonice. List of municipalities Bavorov - Bělčice - Bezdědovice - Bílsko - Blatná - B ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Geography

Chelčice is located about southeast of

Strakonice Strakonice (; german: Strakonitz) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 22,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts Strakonice is made up of town parts of Strakonice I and Strakonice II, and villages of Dražejov, ...

and northwest of

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. It lies in the

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. The highest point is the hill Holička at above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Chelčice is from 1352.

Economy

Chelčice has a long tradition of fruit growing. The newest varieties of apple, cherry, sour cherry and currant are grown here.

Sights

The landmark of Chelčice is the Church of Saint Martin. The original Romanesque church from the first half of the 13th century was baroque rebuilt in the 17th century. The interior is decorated with valuable frescoes from 1759.

Notable people

Petr Chelčický Petr Chelčický (; c. 1390 – c. 1460) was a Czech Christian spiritual leader and author in the 15th century Bohemia, now the Czech Republic. He was one of the most influential thinkers of the Bohemian Reformation. Petr Chelčický inspired ...

(c. 1390 – c. 1460), Christian spiritual leader

References

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