Strančice
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Strančice
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Strančice No 1 after demolition.JPG
| image_caption = Centre of Strančice
| image_flag = Flag of Strancice.svg
| image_shield = Strancice znak.gif
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Central Bohemian
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Prague-East
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|49|56|53|N|14|40|39|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1404
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 11.60
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 415
| population_as_of = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2024-05-17}}
| population_total = 2852
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 251 63
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://www.strancice.cz/}}
| footnotes =
}}
Strančice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Strančice consists of seven 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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- Strančice (2,053)
- Kašovice (83)
- Otice (96)
- Předboř (114)
- Sklenka (25)
- Svojšovice (138)
- Všechromy (209)
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Etymology
The name is derived from the surname Stránka, meaning "the village of Stránka's people".{{cite book |last=Profous|first=Antonín|title=Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž|url=https://mjc.ujc.cas.cz/search.php|page=184|year=1957|language=cs}}
Geography
Strančice is located about {{convert|15|km|0}} southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at {{convert|492|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level.
History
The first written mention of Strančice is from 1404. The main impetus for the development of the village was the construction of the railway in 1871.{{cite web |title=Historie Strančic|url=https://www.strancice.cz/historie/ds-5539/p1=8295|publisher=Obec Strančice|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-30}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|994
|1880|941
|1890|896
|1900|897
|1910|935
|1921|1074
|1930|1893
|1950|1758
|1961|1798
|1970|1609
|1980|1532
|1991|1428
|2001|1443
|2011|2101
|2021|2718
|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}}}}
Transport
File:Strančice, Railway station.jpg
The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno passes through the municipality.
Strančice is located on the railway line Prague–Benešov.{{cite web |title=Detail stanice Strančice|url=https://www.cd.cz/stanice/strancice/5455006|publisher=České dráhy|language=cs|access-date=2023-12-28}}
Sights
File:Otice - kostel sv. Mikuláše.jpg
A valuable pair of buildings are the former synagogue and rabbi's house, which date from 1849.{{cite web |title=Synagoga|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/synagoga-2317393|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-30}}
The Church of Saint Nicholas in located in Otice. It is originally a Gothic church, rebuilt in the Baroque style.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Mikuláše|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-mikulase-2141691|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-30}}
Notable people
- Emil Kolben (1862–1943), engineer and entrepreneur
References
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External links
{{commons category|Strančice}}
- {{official|https://www.strancice.cz/}}
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