Čimelice (german: Tschimelitz) is a municipality and village in Písek District in the

South Bohemian Region The South Bohemian Region ( cs, Jihočeský kraj; , ) is an administrative unit (''kraj'') of the Czech Republic, located mostly in the southern part of its historical land of Bohemia, with a small part in southwestern Moravia. The western part ...

of the

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. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Krsice is an administrative part of Čimelice.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Čmel, meaning "the village of Čmel's people". For easier pronunciation, an 'i' was inserted in the name.

Geography

Čimelice is located about north of

Písek Písek (; german: Pisek) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 30,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Písek is colloquially called "''South ...

and southwest of

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

. It lies in the Tábor Uplands. The Skalice River (a tributary of the Otava) flows through the municipality. In the municipality there are several large fishponds: Bisingrovský, Lipšice, Nerestec, Stejskal, Valný and Zástava. Small ponds of Kostelák and Pivovarský are in the centre of Čimelice.

History

The first written mention of Čimelice is from 1400. The village of Krsice was founded in 1233. After 1720, a set of connected fishponds was established here.

Demographics

Transport

Čimelice lies along the I/4 road, which replaces the unfinished section of the D4 motorway from the South Bohemian Region to

. Čimelice is located on the railway line Prague–

České Budějovice České Budějovice (; german: Budweis ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 93,000 inhabitants. It is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše. České Budějovice is ...

Sights

The most notable landmarks are the Church of Holy Trinity and the Čimelice Castle with its

English park The English landscape garden, also called English landscape park or simply the English garden (french: Jardin à l'anglaise, it, Giardino all'inglese, german: Englischer Landschaftsgarten, pt, Jardim inglês, es, Jardín inglés), is a sty ...

. The church was built at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries, and expanded with a tower built in 1800–1820. The castle was built in 1728–1730.

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