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Jetětice

Municipality in South Bohemian, Czech Republic

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49°23′10″N 14°17′33″E / 49.38611°N 14.29250°E / 49.38611; 14.29250Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth BohemianDistrict PísekFirst mentioned1463Area

• Total13.72 km² (5.30 sq mi)Elevation

447 m (1,467 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total354 • Density26/km² (67/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

398 48

Websitewww.jetetice.cz

Jetětice is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Červená is an administrative part of Jetětice.

Etymology

The original name of the village was probably Dětětice. The name was derived from the personal name Dětěta, meaning "the village of Dětěta's people".^[2]

Geography

Jetětice is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) northeast of Písek and 47 km (29 mi) north of České Budějovice. It lies in the Tábor Uplands. The highest point is at 525 metres (1,722 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the shore of the Orlík Reservoir, built on the Vltava River.

History

The first written mention of Jetětice is from 1463.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	630	—
1880	551	−12.5%
1890	552	+0.2%
1900	540	−2.2%
1910	579	+7.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	603	+4.1%
1930	635	+5.3%
1950	476	−25.0%
1961	447	−6.1%
1970	427	−4.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	345	−19.2%
1991	302	−12.5%
2001	296	−2.0%
2011	291	−1.7%
2021	315	+8.2%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

Jetětice is located on the railway line Písek–Tábor.^[5]

Sights

Jetětice is poor in monuments. The main landmark of the village is the Chapel of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary.

The only protected cultural monument is the Červená Railway Bridge, located on the municipal border. It was built over the Orlík Reservoir in 1886–1889. It is a valuable technical monument.^[6]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 136.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Písek" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Jetětice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Jetětice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-10-31.