Soběkury () 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

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of the

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. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Soběkury consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Soběkury (380) *Horušany (221)

Geography

Soběkury is located about southwest 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 on the border between the

Švihov Highlands Švihov may refer to places in the Czech Republic: *Švihov (Klatovy District), a town in the Plzeň Region **Švihov Castle in the town *Švihov (Rakovník District), a municipality and village in the Central Bohemian Region *Švihov, a village an ...

and

Plasy Uplands Plasy (; ) is a town in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. It is known for its former monastery of the same name, which is protected as a national cultural monument. Administrative di ...

. The highest point is the hill Skočická mýť at above sea level. The stream Dnešický potok originates in the municipality and then flows through the Soběkury village.

History

The first written mention of Soběkury is from 1239. The village of Horušany was first mentioned in 1379. During the

Hussite Wars The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were a series of civil wars fought between the Hussites and the combined Catholic forces of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, a ...

, Soběkury was badly damaged and Horušany was completely destroyed. Soběkury again suffered during the

Thirty Years' War The Thirty Years' War, fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in History of Europe, European history. An estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died from battle, famine ...

, but prosperity and economic development took place in the first half of the 18th century. At the end of the 18th century, Horušany was restored and resettled. From 1692 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850, the area was part of the Merklín estate and shared its owners.

Demographics

Transport

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

Sights

There are two chapels in the municipality. The Chapel of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in the centre of Soběkury was built in 1829. The Chapel of the Virgin Mary in Horušany dates from the second half of the 19th century.

Notable people

Václav Robert Bozděch Colonel Václav Robert Bozděch (15 July 1912 in Soběkury– 27 February 1980 in Devon) was a Czech people, Czech air gunner of World War II. He was a British Royal Air Force (RAF) squadron gunner and commander of training centers. Early life ...

(1912–1980), air gunner

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sobekury Villages in Plzeň-South District