Řehenice is a municipality and village 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 Benešov District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities wit ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 500 inhabitants.

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 Rehor or Řehoř is a Czech given name equivalent to "Gregory (given name), Gregory", as well as a surname. As a given name it has a number of diminutive forms and surnames derived from it: Řehořek (:cs:Řehořek, feminine: Řehořková), Řehá ...

), meaning "the village of Řehen's people".

Geography

Řehenice is located about north 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 Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

. It lies in the

Benešov Uplands The Benešov Uplands or Benešov Hills () are uplands and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Central Bohemian Region. It belongs to the largest mesoregions in the country. It is named after Benešov ...

. The highest point is at 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

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.

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