Chotýčany () is a municipality and village in

České Budějovice District České Budějovice District () is a Okres, district in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of České Budějovice. Administrative division České Budějovice District is divided into three Districts of the Cz ...

in the

South Bohemian Region The South Bohemian Region () is an administrative unit (''Regions of the Czech Republic, kraj'') of the Czech Republic, located mostly in the southern part of its historical land of Bohemia, with a small part in southwestern Moravia. The western ...

of the

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. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Etymology

According to one theory, the name was derived from the personal name Chotík, meaning "the village of Chotík's people".

Geography

Chotýčany is located about north of

České Budějovice České Budějovice (; ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 97,000 inhabitants. The city is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše. České Budějovice is the largest ...

. Most of the municipality lies in the Tábor Uplands, only the southeastern part extends into the Třeboň Basin. The highest point is the hill Na Čihadle at above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Chotýčany is in a deed of King Charles IV from 1378.

Demographics

Transport

The D3 motorway (part of the

European route E55 European route E55 is an E-route. It starts in southern Sweden, crosses the Øresund strait to Denmark, and passes through more water (the western Baltic Sea) to reach continental Europe on Rostock, Germany. Thence it continues further southwar ...

) from

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 ...

to České Budějovice runs through the municipality. Chotýčany railway station is located on the line

– Veselí nad Lužnicí, which further continues to

Tábor Tábor (; ) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants, making it the second most populated town in the region. The town was founded by the Hussites in 1420. The historic town centre is well pres ...

or to

Jindřichův Hradec Jindřichův Hradec (; ) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 21,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urb ...

Sights

The main historical landmark in the municipality is the former inn. It was built at the end of the 16th century or at the beginning of the 17th century and served as an inn until 1973. It is a regionally significant Renaissance building. The

sgraffito (; ) is an artistic or decorative technique of scratching through a coating on a hard surface to reveal parts of another underlying coating which is in a contrasting colour. It is produced on walls by applying layers of plaster tinted in con ...

decoration of the façade has been preserved.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chotycany Villages in České Budějovice District