Němčice (Kolín District)

Němčice
Němčice
Municipality
	Common in Němčice
	Flag Coat of arms
	Němčice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°5′4″N 15°17′39″E / 50.08444°N 15.29417°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kolín
First mentioned	1397
Area
• Total	7.17 km2 (2.77 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	394
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	280 02
Website	www.ou-nemcice.cz

Němčice is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Němec, meaning "the village of Němec's people".^[2]

Geography

Němčice is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Kolín and 54 km (34 mi) east of Prague. It lies on the border between the Central Elbe Table and East Elbe Table. The highest point is at 262 m (860 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Němčice is from 1397. Until the end of the 16th century, the village was owned by various lower noblemen, but the it was bought by Emperor Rudolf II and annexed to the Kolín estate. Němčice belonged to the royal chamber until 1829, when the village was sold to Jakub Veith. He owned Němčice until the establishment of independent municipalities in 1848. Němčice was a municipal part of Ohaře from 1848 to 1860, but then it became a separate municipality.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	423	—
1880	495	+17.0%
1890	518	+4.6%
1900	482	−6.9%
1910	506	+5.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	493	−2.6%
1930	460	−6.7%
1950	390	−15.2%
1961	401	+2.8%
1970	370	−7.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	326	−11.9%
1991	304	−6.7%
2001	277	−8.9%
2011	316	+14.1%
2021	371	+17.4%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

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

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[6]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). pp. 199–200.
^ "Vznik obce" (in Czech). Obec Němčice. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
^ "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.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Němčice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-03-28.

External links

Official website

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

[2] Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). pp. 199–200.

[3] "Vznik obce" (in Czech). Obec Němčice. Retrieved 2025-03-28.

[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] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Němčice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-03-28.

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