Křesetice is a municipality and village in

Kutná Hora District Kutná Hora District () is a Okres, district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Kutná Hora. Administrative division Kutná Hora District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalit ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Křesetice consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Křesetice (542) *Bykáň (20) *Chrást (84) *Krupá (47)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Křesata, meaning "the village of Křesata's people".

Geography

Křesetice is located about south of

Kutná Hora Kutná Hora (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 22,000 inhabitants. The history of Kutná Hora is linked to silver mining, which made it a rich and rapidly developing town. The centre of Kutná Hora, i ...

and east 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 an agricultural landscape in the

Upper Sázava Hills Upper may refer to: * Shoe upper or ''vamp'', the part of a shoe on the top of the foot * Stimulant, drugs which induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical function or both * ''Upper'', the original film title for the 2013 found fo ...

. The highest point is a nameless hill at above sea level. The Křenovka Brook originates here and flows through the village to the north east. The stream Opatovický potok flows through the southern part of the municipal territory.

History

The first written mention of Křesetice is from 1327. From the 14th century until 1616, silver was mined in the village. In 1960, the municipalities of Krupá (including the village of Bykáň) and Chrást were annexed to Křesetice.

Demographics

Transport

The village of Bykáň is located on the railway line

–

Zruč nad Sázavou Zruč nad Sázavou () is a town in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,800 inhabitants. Administrative division Zruč nad Sázavou consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population accor ...

Sights

The main landmark of Křesetice is the Church of Saint Margaret. Originally a Gothic church from around 1300, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style in several phases in the 17th and 18th centuries. The tower dates from 1680. The Křesetice Castle was originally a Renaissance fortress, rebuilt into a Baroque residence in the second half of the 17th century. Today the one-storey building houses the municipal office. The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is located in Bykáň. It was built in the early Gothic style in the 13th century and rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1720.

Notable people

Oldřich Lajsek Oldřich Lajsek (Czech pronunciation: lai•sek) (8 February 1925 – 2 October 2001) was a Czech painter, designer, graphic artist and teacher of arts. He became a member of the Union of Czechoslovak Creative Artists in 1954. He was the head of an ...

(1925–2001), painter

References

External links

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