Rakovice (Písek District)
Rakovice | |
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 View from the east | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Rakovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°28′17″N 14°3′17″E / 49.47139°N 14.05472°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| District | Písek |
| First mentioned | 1045 |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.48 km2 (4.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 438 m (1,437 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 228 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (56/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 398 04 |
| Website | www |
Rakovice is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Etymology
[edit]The name is derived from the personal name Rak, meaning "the village of Rak's people".[2]
Geography
[edit]Rakovice is located about 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of Písek and 68 km (42 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies on the border between the Tábor Uplands and Benešov Uplands. The Skalice River flows through the eastern part of the municipal territory. The highest point is the hill Jezvinec at 545 m (1,788 ft) above sea level. There are several fishponds in the municipality.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Rakovice is from 1045, when Duke Bretislav I donated the village to the Břevnov Monastery.[2]
In the Rakovice watermill, on 12 May 1945, the commander of the German Waffen-SS army Carl Friedrich von Pückler-Burghauss signed the capitulation and thus ended the Battle of Slivice, which was the last battle of World War II in Europe.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
[edit]The I/4 road from Prague to Písek passes through the municipality.
Sights
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The most important monument is the Rakovice Castle. It was built in the Baroque style in 1728–1730. The castle complex also includes several other Baroque buildings and a landscape park.[6]
In the centre of Rakovice is the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk. It is a simple rural chapel, built in the late Baroque style in 1791–1792.[7]
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Rakovice, Slovakia
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 537.
- ^ "Rakovický mlýn – místo, kde padl poslední výstřel druhé světové války" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ "Návesní kaple sv. Jana Nepomuckého" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ "Menu: Partnerská obec Rakovice na Slovensku" (in Czech). Obec Rakovice. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
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