Bošice
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Bošice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°5′22″N 13°50′25″E / 49.08944°N 13.84028°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| District | Prachatice |
| First mentioned | 1315 |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.34 km2 (3.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 588 m (1,929 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 378 |
| • Density | 45.3/km2 (117/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 384 81 |
| Website | www |
Bošice is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Bošice consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Bošice (108)
- Budilov (127)
- Hradčany (63)
- Záhoří (36)
Etymology
The name was derived from the personal name Bogeš, Bohuš or Boch, meaning "the village of Bogeš's/Bohuš's/Boch's people".[3]
Geography
Bošice is located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Prachatice and 47 km (29 mi) west of České Budějovice. It lies in the Bohemian Forest Foothills. The highest point is the hill Mařský vrch at 907 m (2,976 ft) above sea level. The stream Hradčanský potok flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Bošice is in a deed of Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia from 1315. Among the notable owners of the village were the noble families of Pernštejn, Rosenberg and Thun und Hohenstein.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
Among the landmarks of the municipality are the Chapel of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Bošice and the Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus in Budilov.
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 145.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Bošice. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.