Kvíčovice is a municipality and village in
Plzeň-South District
Plzeň-South District ( cs, okres Plzeň-jih)( German: Bezirk Pilsen-Süd) is a district (''okres'') within the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative centre is in Plzeň. The most populated municipality of the district is the t ...
in the
Plzeň Region of the
Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Etymology
The original name of the village was Květišovice. It was derived from the personal name Květiš, meaning "the village of Květiš's people". The name was distorted to Kvietšovice and then to Kvíčovice.
Geography
Kvíčovice is located about southwest of
Plzeň
Plzeň (; German and English: Pilsen, in German ) is a city in the Czech Republic. About west of Prague in western Bohemia, it is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 169,000 inhabita ...
. It lies in the
Plasy Uplands. The Chuchla Stream flows through the municipality and connects with the
Radbuza River on the eastern municipal border. In the centre of the village is a fishpond called Návesní.
History
The first written mention of Kvíčovice is from 1379, when it was owned by local noble family. In the 15th century, the village was joined to the
Příchovice
Příchovice is a municipality and village in Plzeň-South District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
Příchovice lies approximately south of Plzeň and south-west of Prague.
Administrative parts
The v ...
estate and later it belonged to the
Čečovice
Čečovice is a municipality and village in Plzeň-South District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 90 inhabitants.
Čečovice lies approximately south-west of Plzeň, and south-west of Prague.
History
The first writte ...
estate. In 1546, the Čečovice estate with Kvíčovice was annexed to the
Horšovský Týn estate. It remained so until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850.
From 1 January 2021, Kvíčovice is no longer a part of
Domažlice District
Domažlice District ( cs, okres Domažlice) is a district (''okres'') within Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Domažlice.
Complete list of municipalities
Babylon -
Bělá nad Radbuzou -
Blížejov -
Brnířov -
Čermná -
...
and belongs to Plzeň-South District.
Demographics
Transport
The I/26 road (from Plzeň to the Czech-German border in
Česká Kubice
Česká Kubice (german: Böhmisch Kubitzen) is a municipality and village in Domažlice District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The villages of Dolní Folmava, Horní Folmava, Nová ...
) passes through the municipality.
Sights
Kvíčovice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a small Baroque chapel, probably from the 18th century.
Notable people
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Štěpánka Haničincová
Štěpánka Haničincová (née Hubáčková; 30 September 1931 – 27 October 1999) was a Czechoslovak actress, screenwriter, dramaturge and children's television presenter.
Personal life
She was born Štěpánka Hubáčková in Kvíčovice on 3 ...
(1931–1999), actress, screenwriter and television presenter
References
External links
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Villages in Plzeň-South District