Číčenice is a municipality and village in

Strakonice District Strakonice District () is a district in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Strakonice. Administrative division Strakonice District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with ext ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Číčenice consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Číčenice (356) *Strpí (34) *Újezdec (39)

Geography

Číčenice is located about southeast of

Strakonice Strakonice (; ) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 22,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Strakonice consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Strakonice ...

and northwest of

České Budějovice České Budějovice (; ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 97,000 inhabitants. The city is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše. České Budějovice is the largest ...

. It lies in the

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. The highest point is a flat hill at above sea level. There are several fishponds in the territory.

History

The first written mention of Číčenice is from 1335.

Demographics

Transport

The Číčenice railway station is an important junction of the railways

–

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and Číčenice– Nové Údolí. The municipality is served by two train stations: ''Číčenice'' and ''Újezdec u Číčenic''.

Sights

The main landmark of Číčenice is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It was built in the neo-Gothic style in 1888.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cicenice Villages in Strakonice District