Rybníky 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

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of the

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. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Rybníky consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Rybníky (319) *Budín (85) *Libice (54)

Etymology

The name literally means 'fishponds' in Czech.

Geography

Rybníky is located about northeast 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 southwest 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 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 the hill Kozinec at above sea level. The

Kocába The Kocába is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Vltava River. It flows through the Central Bohemian Region. It is long. Etymology The initial name of the river was Chocava, however, the origin of the name is unsure. Accordin ...

River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Rybníky is from 1603. From its establishment, it belonged to the

Dobříš Dobříš (; ) is a town in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,900 inhabitants. It is known for the Dobříš Castle. Administrative division Dobříš consists of two municipal parts (in brack ...

estate and after the independent municipalities were established, it remained an administrative part of Dobříš. In 1899, Rybníky became a separate municipality.

Demographics

Transport

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

Sights

The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is the Chapel of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is located west of the Rybníky village, at the municipal border. It was built in 1923, originally as a memorial to the fallen in World War I. It is a rare example of a Rondocubist building in the Czech countryside. Among the landmarks in the village of Rybníky are the Evangelical church from 1847, and the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk from 1931.

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