Čechtice is a market town in
Benešov District
Benešov District () is a Okres, district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Benešov.
Administrative division
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in the
Central Bohemian Region
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of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Čechtice consists of 14 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
*Čechtice (949)
*Černičí (46)
*Dobříkovice (14)
*Jeníkov (113)
*Krčmy (2)
*Malá Paseka (27)
*Nakvasovice (50)
*Nové Práchňany (17)
*Otročice (103)
*Palčice (10)
*Růžkovy Lhotice (17)
*Staré Práchňany (24)
*Sudislavice (3)
*Zhoř (9)
Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Čechta, meaning "the village of Čechta's people".
Geography
Čechtice is located about southeast of
Benešov
Benešov (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 17,000 inhabitants. The town is known for the Konopiště Castle.
Administrative division
Benešov consists of 15 municipal parts (in brackets population ...
and southeast of
Prague
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. It lies in the
Křemešník Highlands
The Křemešník Highlands () are highlands and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mainly in the Vysočina Region, but it also extends into the South Bohemian and Central Bohemian regions. With an area of , it i ...
. The highest point is the hill Zhoř at above sea level.
History
The first written mention of Čechtice is from 1315. The greatest prosperity occurred in the 16th century, during the rule of the Střela of Rokyce family. As a result, Čechtice was promoted to a
market town
A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ...
in 1592.
The properties of the family were confiscated in 1622 after the
Battle of White Mountain
The Battle of White Mountain (; ) was an important battle in the early stages of the Thirty Years' War. It led to the defeat of the Bohemian Revolt and ensured Habsburg control for the next three hundred years.
It was fought on 8 November 16 ...
.
After the Battle of White Mountain, Čechtice were acquired by the Halleweil family. They had built here a castle. The next notable owner of the estate was
John Leopold of Trautson and Falkenstein, who bought it in 1702. He restored the local school and moved the administration of the estate from
Křivsoudov to Čechtice.
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Demographics
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipal territory.
Sights
The Čechtice Castle is a Baroque castle built in 1656–1658. Its north wing was never completed, but the west wing was extended at the end of the 17th century. Today it is a hotel.
The Church of Saint James the Great was originally a Gothic church from the 14th century. After it was badly damaged by fires in 1741 and 1792, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style.
In Růžkovy Lhotice is the Růžkovy Lhotice Castle. It is a late Baroque building from the second half of the 18th century. Today it houses the regional museum.
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Market towns in the Czech Republic