Kolinec

Kolinec consists of 18 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):{{cite web |title=Public Census 2021 – basic data|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4690&katalog=33475&pvo=SLD21043-CO|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2022}}

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• Kolinec (761)
• Bernartice (19)
• Boříkovy (11)
• Brod (21)
• Buršice (29)
• Hradiště (2)
• Javoří (13)
• Jindřichovice (78)
• Lukoviště (31)
• Malonice (124)
• Mlázovy (87)
• Podolí (26)
• Sluhov (12)
• Střítež (33)
• Tajanov (19)
• Tržek (23)
• Ujčín (84)
• Vlčkovice (28)

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The initial Latin name Staetlino was derived from old German stetelin, i.e. 'little town', 'little place'. In the 14th century, the settlement received the Latin name Colonia. Since there was already one larger town with this name in the country (Kolín), the name began to be used in diminutive form (Colonia minor in Latin, Kolinec in Czech).{{cite book |last=Profous|first=Antonín|title=Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L|url=https://mjc.ujc.cas.cz/search.php|page=286|year=1949|language=cs}}

Kolinec is located about {{convert|15|km|0}} southeast of Klatovy and {{convert|48|km|abbr=on}} south of Plzeň. It lies on the border between the Blatná Uplands and Bohemian Forest Foothills. The highest point is at {{convert|760|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The Ostružná River flows through the market town. The Úslava River originates in the municipal territory, near the village of Lukoviště. There are several fishponds in the territory.

The first written mention of Kolinec is from 1290. It was probably founded as a settlement of gold panners. Until the mid-14th century, it was owned by Bohemian queens, then it was granted to the Lords of Velhartice. In 1506, Kolinec became property of Zdeněk Lev of Rožmitál, during whose reign great development occurred.{{cite web |title=Podrobná historie Kolince|url=https://www.kolinec.cz/kolinec/fr.asp?tab=snet&id=19435&burl=&pt=TUHS|publisher=Městys Kolinec|language=cs|access-date=2022-12-10}}

{{historical populations

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|1869|4323

|1880|4180

|1890|4045

|1900|3849

|1910|3912

|1921|3981

|1930|3708

|1950|2609

|1961|2514

|1970|2039

|1980|1705

|1991|1515

|2001|1413

|2011|1422

|2021|1401

|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}

Kolinec is located on the railway line Klatovy–Horažďovice.{{cite web |title=Detail stanice Kolinec|url=https://www.cd.cz/stanice/kolinec/5473665|publisher=České dráhy|language=cs|access-date=2023-07-05}}

File:Kolinec, kostel.jpg

The Church of Saint James the Great was originally a fortified Romanesque church from the end of the 12th century. It was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1727–1730 and in 1749–1755, but retained its Romanesque core. The tower was added in 1854.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Jakuba Většího|url=https://www.pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-jakuba-vetsiho-16146487|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2022-12-10}}

The Church of Saint John the Baptist is Mlázovy is an early Gothic building from the first half of the 14th century.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-jana-krtitele-14904306|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2022-12-10}}

In the territory of Kolinec are several small castles that once served as aristrocratic residences and are now cultural monuments.

• Johann Král (1823–1912), musician

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic}}

Kolinec is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Základní údaje|url=https://www.kolinec.cz/kolinec/zaklad.asp|publisher=Městys Kolinec|language=cs|access-date=2021-04-04}}

• {{flagicon|HUN}} Tápiószentmárton, Hungary
• {{flagicon|SVK}} Zemianska Olča, Slovakia

Kolinec-Mlázovy, zámek (8771).jpg|Mlázovy Castle

Jindřichovice (004).jpg|Jindřichovice Castle

Podolí, hlavní silnice.jpg|The village of Podolí

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Category:Populated places in Klatovy District

Category:Market towns in the Czech Republic

Category:Prácheňsko