Postupice is a municipality and village in

Benešov District Benešov District () is a Okres, district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Benešov. Administrative division Benešov District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities wit ...

in the

Central Bohemian Region The Central Bohemian Region ( ; ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative centre is in the Czech capital Prague, which lies in the centre of the regio ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Postupice consists of 16 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Postupice (648) *Buchov (27) *Čelivo (52) *Dobříčkov (126) *Holčovice (25) *Jemniště (85) *Lhota Veselka (82) *Lísek (120) *Milovanice (76) *Miroslav (42) *Mokliny (3) *Nová Ves (101) *Pozov (49) *Roubíčkova Lhota (18) *Sušice (1) *Vrbětín (6)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Postupa, meaning "the village of Postupa's people".

Geography

Postupice is located about southeast of

Benešov Benešov (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 17,000 inhabitants. The town is known for the Konopiště Castle. Administrative division Benešov consists of 15 municipal parts (in brackets population ...

and southeast of

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

. The large municipal territory lies mostly in the

Benešov Uplands The Benešov Uplands or Benešov Hills () are uplands and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Central Bohemian Region. It belongs to the largest mesoregions in the country. It is named after Benešov ...

, but the southeastern part extends into the

Vlašim Uplands Vlašim (; ) is a town in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. Vlašim is known for the Vlašim Castle and its English park. Administrative division Vlašim consists of seven muni ...

. The highest point is the hill Věž at above sea level. The territory is rich in fishponds, fed by the Chotýšanka and other small watercourses.

History

The first written mention of Postupice is in a deed of King Ottokar I from 1205, where he confirmed the ownership of the village by the Ostrov Monastery in

Davle Davle is a market town in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants. Administrative division Davle consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 cens ...

Demographics

Transport

Postupice is located on the railway line Benešov–

Vlašim Vlašim (; ) is a town in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. Vlašim is known for the Vlašim Castle and its English landscape garden, English park. Administrative division Vla� ...

Sights

The village of Jemniště is known for the Jemniště Castle. It is a Baroque residence built by

František Maxmilián Kaňka František Maxmilián Kaňka (19 August 1674 – 14 July 1766) was a Czech architect. He was among the most important and most prolific Baroque architects in the Czech lands. Life František Maxmilián Kaňka was born in Prague on 19 August 16 ...

in 1724–1725 for Count Frances Adam of Trauttmansdorff. At the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, the French-style garden was remodelled into an English-style park. In 1868, the residence was bought by the Sternberg family. It was returned to their ownership in 1995. Part of the castle is open to the public and offers sightseeing tours.

Notable people

Svatopluk Čech Svatopluk Čech (21 February 1846 – 23 February 1908) was a Czechs, Czech writer, journalist and poet. Biography Čech was born in Ostředek. He studied at Gymnasium (school), gymnasium in Prague, then studied law, and later worked in the jour ...

(1846–1908), writer; attended local school *

Miroslav Januš Miroslav Januš (born 9 August 1972 in Postupice, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech sport shooter. A four-time Olympian (1992 to 2004), Janus is one of Czech Republic's most successful individual shooters in Olympic history, having won a bronze medal i ...

(born 1972), sport shooter

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* {{authority control Villages in Benešov District