Sedliště is a municipality and village in
Plzeň-South District
Plzeň-South District () is a Okres, district in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Plzeň. The most populated town of the district is Přeštice.
Administrative division
Plzeň-South District is divided into four ...
in the
Plzeň Region
Plzeň Region or Plzeňský Region (also known as Pilsen Region; ) is an Regions of the Czech Republic, administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the western part of the historical land of Bohemia and named after the capital, Plz ...
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 100 inhabitants.
Etymology
The old Czech word ''sedliště'' (related to ''usadit se'' = "to settle down" and ''osada'' = "hamlet, settlement") denoted a place where someone settled.
Geography
Sedliště is located about southeast of
Plzeň
Plzeň (), also known in English and German as Pilsen (), is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 188,000 inhabitants. It is located about west of P ...
. It lies in the
Å vihov Highlands Å vihov may refer to places in the Czech Republic:
*Švihov (Klatovy District), a town in the Plzeň Region
**Å vihov Castle in the town
*Å vihov (RakovnÃk District), a municipality and village in the Central Bohemian Region
*Å vihov, a village an ...
. The highest point is at above sea level. The brook ČÞkovský potok flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Sedliště is from 1552. The village belonged to the
Zelená Hora estate.
Demographics
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
There are no protected
cultural monuments in the municipality.
In the centre of Sedlište is a chapel from the second half of the 19th century.
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References
External links
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Villages in Plzeň-South District