Bošice

Bošice
Municipality
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Bošice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°5′22″N 13°50′25″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Prachatice
First mentioned	1315
Area
• Total	8.34 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Elevation	588 m (1,929 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)
• Total	378
• Density	45.3/km2 (117/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	384 81
Website	www.obecbosice.cz

Bošice is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Bošice consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

• Bošice (108)
• Budilov (127)
• Hradčany (63)
• Záhoří (36)

Etymology

The name was derived from the personal name Bogeš, Bohuš or Boch, meaning "the village of Bogeš's/Bohuš's/Boch's people".

Geography

Bošice is located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Prachatice and 47 km (29 mi) west of České Budějovice. It lies in the Bohemian Forest Foothills. The highest point is the hill Mařský vrch at 907 m (2,976 ft) above sea level. The stream Hradčanský potok flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Bošice is in a deed of Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia from 1315. Among the notable owners of the village were the noble families of Pernštejn, Rosenberg and Thun und Hohenstein.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 801 —     1880 837 +4.5% 1890 888 +6.1% 1900 876 −1.4% 1910 852 −2.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 823 −3.4% 1930 781 −5.1% 1950 528 −32.4% 1961 539 +2.1% 1970 448 −16.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 352 −21.4% 1991 284 −19.3% 2001 294 +3.5% 2011 276 −6.1% 2021 334 +21.0%
Source: Censuses

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Among the landmarks of the municipality are the Chapel of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Bošice and the Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus in Budilov.

External links

• Official website