Klučenice

Klučenice
Klučenice
Municipality
	Centre of Klučenice
	Flag Coat of arms
	Klučenice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°33′12″N 14°12′43″E / 49.55333°N 14.21194°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Příbram
First mentioned	1334
Area
• Total	25.66 km2 (9.91 sq mi)
Elevation	457 m (1,499 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	476
• Density	19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	262 56
Website	www.obecklucenice.cz

Klučenice is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Klučenice consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

Klučenice (274)
Kamenice (8)
Kosobudy (39)
Koubalova Lhota (25)
Planá (18)
Voltýřov (47)
Zadní Chlum (31)

Etymology

The name is derived from the old Czech adjective klučená (země), meaning 'overturned (soil)'.^[3]

Geography

Klučenice is located about 21 kilometres (13 mi) southeast of Příbram and 56 km (35 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Hrby at 627 m (2,057 ft) above sea level. The western municipal border is formed by the Vltava River, respectively by the Orlík Reservoir, built on the Vltava.

History

The first written mention of Klučenice is from 1334.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,826	—
1880	1,853	+1.5%
1890	1,639	−11.5%
1900	1,620	−1.2%
1910	1,522	−6.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,462	−3.9%
1930	1,227	−16.1%
1950	864	−29.6%
1961	775	−10.3%
1970	647	−16.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	566	−12.5%
1991	528	−6.7%
2001	474	−10.2%
2011	464	−2.1%
2021	442	−4.7%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Klučenice is the Church of Saints John the Baptist and Anthony the Hermit. The original church was first mentioned in 1384, but was burned down in 1721. The current Baroque church was built on its site in 1723–1725.^[6]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
^ ^a ^b Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 251.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele a sv. Antonína Poustevníka" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-02-12.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.

[profous-3] Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 251.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele a sv. Antonína Poustevníka" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-02-12.

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