Sulice, Czech Republic
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sulice
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Sulice, common.jpg
| image_caption = Centre of Sulice
| image_flag = Sulice Flag.jpg
| image_shield = Sulice CoA.png
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Central Bohemian
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Prague-East
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| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|49|55|33|N|14|33|24|E|display=inline,title}}
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| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1282
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 9.92
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 445
| 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 = 2552
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 251 68
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| website = {{URL|https://www.obecsulice.cz/}}
| footnotes =
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Sulice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,600 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Sulice consists of four 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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- Sulice (305)
- Hlubočinka (895)
- Nechánice (313)
- Želivec (959)
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Geography
Sulice is located about {{convert|12|km|0}} south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Mandava at {{convert|480|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. There are several small fishponds in the municipal territory.
History
The first written mention of Sulice is from 1282. Nechánice was first mentioned in 1349 and Želivec in 1402. Until the end of the 17th century, Sulice was owned by various lower noblemen. After 1696, Sulice was annexed to the Dobřejovice estate, which remained so until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1849.{{cite web |title=Historie obce|url=https://www.obecsulice.cz/zivot-v-obci/historie-obce/|publisher=Obec Sulice|language=cs|access-date=2024-01-18}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|555
|1880|579
|1890|510
|1900|537
|1910|606
|1921|568
|1930|556
|1950|590
|1961|558
|1970|514
|1980|512
|1991|492
|2001|708
|2011|1560
|2021|2472
|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:Sulice, Hlubočinka, Main Road.jpg
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
On the Mandava hill is a concrete monument to Jan Hus from 1931, which also includes a {{cvt|12|m}} high observation tower.{{cite web |title=Rozhledna Mandava|url=http://www.rozhlednovymrajem.cz/mandava/|publisher=Rozhlednovým rájem.cz|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-30}}
References
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External links
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- {{official|https://www.obecsulice.cz/}}
{{Prague-East District}}
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