Sedlice (Strakonice District)
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sedlice
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Sedlice-church of st. Jakub.jpg
| image_caption = Church of Saint James the Great
| image_flag = Vlajka_Sedlice_st.gif
| image_shield = Znak_sedlice_st_cz.jpg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = South Bohemian
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Strakonice
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| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|49|22|38|N|13|56|20|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Vladimír Klíma
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1352
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 30.53
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 512
| population_as_of = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2024-05-17}}
| population_total = 1310
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 387 32
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://www.mestosedlice.cz/}}
| footnotes =
}}
Sedlice is a town in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.
Administrative division
Sedlice consists of five 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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- Sedlice (1,077)
- Důl (12)
- Holušice (66)
- Mužetice (58)
- Němčice (19)
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Geography
Sedlice is located about {{convert|13|km|0}} north of Strakonice and {{convert|58|km|abbr=on}} northwest of České Budějovice. It lies mostly in the southern tip of the Benešov Uplands. The municipal territory also extends into the Blatná Uplands in the southeast and west. The highest point is the hill Mužetický vrch at {{convert|573|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The territory of Sedlice is rich in fishponds.
History
File:Sedlice zámek od severovýchodu.jpg
The first written mention of Sedlice is from 1352. From 1352 to 1399, Sedlice was a property of Bavors of Strakonice. In the first half of the 15th century, a Gothic fort was built. During the 16th century, Sedlice prospered and developed, and in 1539, the settlement was promoted to a town. In the second half of the 16th century, the fort was rebuilt to a Renaissance castle with a moat.{{cite web |title=Historie obce|url=https://www.mestosedlice.cz/mesto/historie/|publisher=Město Sedlice|language=cs|access-date=2021-08-22}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|2310
|1880|2380
|1890|2298
|1900|2226
|1910|2053
|1921|2016
|1930|1847
|1950|1492
|1961|1574
|1970|1442
|1980|1373
|1991|1296
|2001|1216
|2011|1287
|2021|1232
|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}}}}
Economy
The town has a tradition of lace production. The tradition started in the 15th century. It reached its greatest expansion in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and continues to this day.{{cite web |title=Historie Sedlické krajky|url=http://www.krajky-sedlice.cz/sedlicka-krajka-historie/|publisher=Sedlická krajka|language=cs|access-date=2021-08-22}}
Transport
Sights
The Church of Saint James the Great was built in the Baroque style in 1747–1752, on the site of an old temple from the 14th century.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Jakuba Většího|url=https://www.pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-jakuba-vetsiho-19201536|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2022-08-29}}
The castle is one of the landmarks of the town, but today it is dilapidated and inaccessible to the public.
References
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External links
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- {{official|https://www.mestosedlice.cz/}}
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Category:Cities and towns in the Czech Republic