Ktiš () is a municipality and village in

Prachatice District Prachatice District () is a district in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Prachatice. Administrative division Prachatice District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extend ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Ktiš consists of nine municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Ktiš (309) *Březovík (48) *Dobročkov (3) *Ktiš-Pila (9) *Miletínky (15) *Smědeč (35) *Smědeček (18) *Tisovka (28) *Třebovice (6)

Etymology

The origin of the name is unsure. The initial name of the village was probably Choťúš, meaning "Choťouch's (court)", and the name Ktiš evolved from Choťúš.

Geography

Ktiš is located about southeast of

Prachatice Prachatice (; ) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urban monumen ...

and west of

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. It lies mostly in the

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, only the westernmost part of the municipality extends into the

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. The highest point is the mountain Ktišská hora at above sea level. The stream Křemžský potok flows through the municipality. The upper course of the stream Bezdrevský potok crosses the municipality in the north. The territory of Ktiš is rich in small streams and fishponds. In the east, the municipality extends into the Blanský les Protected Landscape Area.

Climate

Ktiš's climate is classified as

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...

(

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: ''Dfb''; Trewartha: ''Dclo''). Among them, the annual average temperature is , the hottest month in July is , and the coldest month is in January. The annual precipitation is , of which June is the wettest with , while December is the driest with only . The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from on 3 February 2012 to on 7 August 2015.

History

The first written mention of Ktiš is from 1310, when the church already stood there.

Demographics

Economy

There is a deposit of

garnet Garnets () are a group of silicate minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives. Garnet minerals, while sharing similar physical and crystallographic properties, exhibit a wide range of chemical compositions, de ...

migmatite Migmatite is a composite rock (geology), rock found in medium and high-grade metamorphic environments, commonly within Precambrian craton, cratonic blocks. It consists of two or more constituents often layered repetitively: one layer is an old ...

s in the municipality, the only one in the European Union. Mining took place here in 1994–1996 and its resumption was considered in 2012.

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Ktiš is the Church of Saint Bartholomew. It was originally a Gothic church founded in 1310, rebuilt and extended in the Baroque style in 1687–1690. A reconstruction took place in 1781. In 1878, the tower was raised. A cultural monument is a niche chapel located near the church. It dates from the 19th century.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ktis Villages in Prachatice District