Močovice is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Moč, meaning "the village of Moč's people". The personal name was derived from the German name Motz, which was a dialectical shortened form of Mathias.[2]
Geography
Močovice is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) southeast of Kutná Hora and 61 km (38 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The Klejnárka River flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Močovice is from 1324.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is a Neoclassical homestead from the first half of the 19th century.[6]
A landmark of the centre of Močovice is the Chapel of the Visitation. It was built in the Neoclassical style in 1831.[7]
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 118.
- ^ "Močovice" (in Czech). Obec Močovice. 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.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Močovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ "Dějiny obce Močovice ve zkratce" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Močovice. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
External links
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