Kuřimany
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Kuřimany is located in Czech Republic Kuřimany Kuřimany Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°12′14′′N 13°58′5′′E / 49.20389°N 13.96806°E / 49.20389; 13.96806 | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| District | Strakonice |
| First mentioned | 1327 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.11 km2 (1.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 476 m (1,562 ft) |
| Population (2024年01月01日)[1] | |
• Total | 46 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 386 01 |
| Website | www |
Kuřimany is a municipality and village in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 50 inhabitants.
Etymology
[edit ]The name Kuřimany meant "the village of people who lived in Kouřim / who came from Kouřim".[2]
Geography
[edit ]Kuřimany is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) southeast of Strakonice and 44 km (27 mi) northwest of České Budějovice. It lies in the Bohemian Forest Foothills. The highest point is at 565 m (1,854 ft) above sea level. The brook Třešovický potok flows through the municipality.
History
[edit ]The first written mention of Kuřimany is from 1327.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
[edit ]There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
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The main landmark of Kuřimany is the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk with a Baroque gable and bell tower.[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024年05月17日.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). pp. 452–453.
- ^ a b "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Kuřimany. Retrieved 2023年02月13日.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015年12月21日.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021年03月27日.
