Sedlec-Prčice
# Sedlec-Prčice

Sedlec-Prčice is a town in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. The historical centres of Sedlec and Prčice are well preserved and are protected by law as one urban monument zone.

## Administrative parts

Sedlec-Prčice is made up of town parts of Sedlec and Prčice, and 34 villages and hamlets:

* Bolechovice
* Bolešín
* Božetín
* Chotětice
* Divišovice
* Dvorce
* Jetřichovice
* Kvasejovice
* Kvašťov
* Lidkovice
* Malkovice
* Matějov
* Měšetice
* Monín
* Moninec
* Mrákotice
* Myslkov
* Náhlík
* Násilov
* Nové Dvory
* Přestavlky
* Rohov
* Staré Mitrovice
* Šanovice
* Stuchanov
* Sušetice
* Uhřice
* Včelákova Lhota
* Veletín
* Víska
* Vozerovice
* Vrchotice
* Záběhlice
* Záhoří a Kozinec

## Geography

Sedlec-Prčice is located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Příbram and 50 km (31 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Vlašim Uplands. The highest point of the municipal territory is next to the peak of the hill Javorová skála, which is the highest point of the whole Vlašim Uplands at 723 metres (2,372 ft). The territory of Sedlec-Prčice is rich is small watercourses and fish ponds.

## History

The village of Prčice was first mentioned in written document already in the 11th century. The first fortress in Prčice is documented in 1179. The first written mention of Sedlec is from the 14th century. The town was established in 1957 by merging of neighbouring municipalities of Sedlec and Prčice.

## Demographics

| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| - | - | - |
| 1869 | 6,536 | — |
| 1880 | 6,559 | +0.4% |
| 1890 | 6,166 | −6.0% |
| 1900 | 5,644 | −8.5% |
| 1910 | 5,301 | −6.1% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1921 | 5,138 | −3.1% |
| 1930 | 4,721 | −8.1% |
| 1950 | 3,866 | −18.1% |
| 1961 | 3,793 | −1.9% |
| 1970 | 3,569 | −5.9% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1980 | 3,403 | −4.7% |
| 1991 | 3,202 | −5.9% |
| 2001 | 2,946 | −8.0% |
| 2011 | 2,904 | −1.4% |
| 2021 | 2,992 | +3.0% |

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## Sights

The landmark of Sedlec is the parish Church of Saint Jerome. It was a Romanesque church, founded in the 11th or 12th century. In the 14th and 15th centuries it was rebuilt in the Gothic style, and extended. It is the only church in the Czech Republic that is painted in the Art Nouveau style.

The landmark of Prčice is the Church of Saint Lawrence. It was also founded as a Romanesque building in the 11th or 12th century, but was gradually rebuilt. Several Romanesque elements have been preserved to this day. The church is equipped with a valuable organ from 1731 by local native Bedřich Semerád. The church also includes an unused Gothic bell from the early 14th century, which belongs to the oldest bells in Bohemia.

Presence of the Jewish community is commemorated by the old synagogue on the town square that now hosts a small factory that makes sporting equipment.

Located in a field somewhere beyond the town is the old Jewish cemetery, founded in 1867. There are still said to be a small number of gravestones hidden in the overgrowth. The cemetery is owned by the local Jewish community.

## Notable people

* Witiko of Prčice (c. 1120–1194), nobleman
* Joseph Gelinek (1758–1825), Austrian composer and pianist
* František Pištěk (1786–1846), Roman Catholic prelate
* Adolf Čech (1841–1903), conductor
