Myštice
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Myštice |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| image_skyline | Myštice (5).JPG |
| image_caption | Centre of Myštice |
| image_flag | Myštice flag.jpg |
| image_shield | Myštice CoA.JPG |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | South Bohemian |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Strakonice |
| pushpin_map | Czech Republic |
| pushpin_relief | 1 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in the Czech Republic |
| coordinates | |
| established_title | First mentioned |
| established_date | 1348 |
| area_total_km2 | 15.81 |
| elevation_m | 459 |
| population_as_of | 2025-01-01 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 264 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +1 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +2 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 388 01 |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Myštice | other_name = | settlement_type = Municipality | image_skyline = Myštice (5).JPG | image_caption = Centre of Myštice | image_flag = Myštice flag.jpg | image_shield = Myštice CoA.JPG | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = South Bohemian | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Strakonice | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Czech Republic | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | leader_title = | leader_name = | established_title = First mentioned | established_date = 1348 | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 15.81 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 459 | population_as_of = 2025-01-01 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 264 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = CEST | utc_offset1_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 388 01 | area_code_type = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = Myštice is a municipality and village in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Myštice consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
- Myštice (126)
- Kožlí (14)
- Laciná (34)
- Střížovice (16)
- Svobodka (21)
- Vahlovice (46)
- Výšice (23)
Etymology
The initial name of the village was Myščice. The name was derived from the personal name Myška, meaning "the village of Myška's people".
Geography
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Myštice is located about 21 km north of Strakonice and 52 km southeast of Plzeň. It lies on the border between the Benešov Uplands and Blatná Uplands. The highest point is at 538 km above sea level. The stream Kostřatský potok and its tributary Ostrovský potok flow through the municipality. The Lomnice River crosses the municipality in the south.
The village of Myštice is situated on the shore of the Labuť fishpond. It has an area of 108.5 ha. It was built on the Kostřatský potok in 1492–1503 and it got its name (meaning 'swan') from its elongated shape.
History
The first written mention of Myštice is from 1348, when the village ceased to be part of the Zvíkov estate and was acquired by Huk of Dornštejn. It 1418, his family sold Myštice to Petr Zmrzlík of Svojšín, who annexed it to the Orlík estate. From 1609, Blatná belonged to the Blatná estate.
The oldest village of the municipality is Výšice, which was first mentioned in 1045, when it belonged to the Břevnov Monastery.
Demographics
|align=none|cols=3 |1869|1088 |1880|1095 |1890|1029 |1900|986 |1910|942 |1921|888 |1930|818 |1950|582 |1961|531 |1970|442 |1980|392 |1991|332 |2001|282 |2011|269 |2021|280 |source=Censuses}}
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
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A notable building is the former inn of medieval origin. It was rebuilt in the Renaissance and Baroque styles and then in 1971–1975. It has valuable exteriors with Baroque elements.
The so-called sejpy (man-made mounds that are the remains of gold panning) extends 300 m along the banks of the Lomnice River, near Laciná.
References
References
- (2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- (2022). "Public Census 2021 – basic data". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- Profous, Antonín. (1951). "Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř".
- "Rybník Labuť u Blatné". CzechTourism.
- "Hlavní strana: Obce pod místní správou". Obec Myštice.
- (2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- (2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- "Zájezdní hostinec". National Heritage Institute.
- "Rýžoviště zlata". National Heritage Institute.
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