Petrovice is a municipality and village in
Příbram District
Příbram District () is a Okres, district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Příbram.
Administrative division
Příbram District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities ...
in the
Central Bohemian Region
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of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Petrovice consists of 18 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
*Petrovice (659)
*Brod (8)
*Kojetín (104)
*Krchov (18)
*Kuní (51)
*Kuníček (18)
*Mašov (15)
*Mezihoří (16)
*Obděnice (83)
*Ohrada (23)
*Porešín (13)
*Radešice (19)
*Radešín (27)
*Skoupý (75)
*Týnčany (63)
*Vilasova Lhota (46)
*Zahrádka (33)
*Žemličkova Lhota (41)
Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Petr, meaning "the village of Petr's people".
Geography
Petrovice is located about east of
Příbram
Příbram (; or ''Przibram'') is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. It is known for its mining history, and more recently, its new venture into economic restructuring.
The town is the t ...
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 on the border between the
Vlašim Uplands
Vlašim (; ) is a town in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. Vlašim is known for the Vlašim Castle and its English park.
Administrative division
Vlašim consists of seven muni ...
and
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 Brzina Stream flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Petrovice is from 1219. For several centuries, the village was owned by various small noble families. Between 1601 and 1604, it was property of
Jakub Krčín
Jakub Krčín (18 June 1535 – 1604) was a architect and engineer from Bohemia. He is best known for being the founder of many fish ponds in Bohemia.
Biography
Krčín was born in Kolín. He was a prolific designer and founder of fish ponds, and ...
. From 1650 until 1773, Petrovice was owned by the
Jesuits
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, who had the greatest influence on the development of the village.
Demographics
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The Church of Saints Peter and Paul was originally a medieval church from the 13th century, which was extended and rebuilt in the Baroque style in the 17th and 18th centuries. A valuable early Gothic
presbytery has been preserved.
The Petrovice Castle was built as a Jesuit residence. The original Baroque building was rebuilt several times; its present neo-Gothic form dates from the 19th century. Today it houses the municipal office.
The historical character of the Kojetín village has been preserved and the village is protected as a
village monument zone.
Notable people
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Jan Josef Švagr Jan Josef Švagr (7 September 1885, Týnčany – 26 March 1969, Claypole) was a Czech architect who worked mainly in Japan. He moved to Japan in 1923 and started working there, designing many buildings. Švagr left Japan due to the war in April 1 ...
(1885–1969), architect
References
External links
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Villages in Příbram District