Křesetice is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Křesetice consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Křesetice (542)
- Bykáň (20)
- Chrást (84)
- Krupá (47)
Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Křesata, meaning "the village of Křesata's people".[3]
Geography
Křesetice is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Kutná Hora and 55 km (34 mi) east of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is a nameless hill at 378 m (1,240 ft) above sea level. The Křenovka Brook originates here and flows through the village to the north east. The stream Opatovický potok flows through the southern part of the municipal territory.
History
The first written mention of Křesetice is from 1327. From the 14th century until 1616, silver was mined in the village.[4]
In 1960, the municipalities of Krupá (including the village of Bykáň) and Chrást were annexed to Křesetice.[5]
Demographics
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Transport
The village of Bykáň is located on the railway line Kutná Hora–Zruč nad Sázavou.[8]
Sights
The main landmark of Křesetice is the Church of Saint Margaret. Originally a Gothic church from around 1300, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style in several phases in the 17th and 18th centuries. The tower dates from 1680.[9]
The Křesetice Castle was originally a Renaissance fortress, rebuilt into a Baroque residence in the second half of the 17th century. Today the one-storey building houses the municipal office.[10]
The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is located in Bykáň. It was built in the early Gothic style in the 13th century and rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1720.[11]
Notable people
- Oldřich Lajsek (1925–2001), painter
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 391.
- ^ "Územní plán Křesetice" (in Czech). Obec Křesetice. 2011. p. 4. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Křesetice. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Detail stanice Bykáň" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Markéty" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ "Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
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