Maršovice 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
Benešov District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities wit ...
in the
Central Bohemian Region
The Central Bohemian Region ( ; ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative centre is in the Czech capital Prague, which lies in the centre of the regio ...
of the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Maršovice consists of 16 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
*Maršovice (272)
*Bezejovice (9)
*Dlouhá Lhota (46)
*Libeč (28)
*Mstětice (57)
*Podmaršovice (11)
*Řehovice (52)
*Strnadice (49)
*Tikovice (6)
*Vráce (7)
*Záhoří (21)
*Zahrádka (30)
*Zaječí (38)
*Zálesí 1.díl (6)
*Zálesí 2.díl (0)
*Zderadice (86)
Geography
Maršovice is located about southwest 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 south 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 a hilly landscape of 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 a nameless hill at above sea level.
History
The first written mention of Maršovice is from 1205. The village 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 1568 by Emperor
Maximilian II.
Demographics
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The main landmark of Maršovice is the Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1774–1775.
References
External links
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Populated places in Benešov District
Market towns in the Czech Republic