Číčenice | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
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: | 49.1531°N 14.2308°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1335 |
Area Total Km2: | 11.95 |
Elevation M: | 404 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 471 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 389 01 |
Číčenice is a municipality and village in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
The villages of Strpí and Újezdec are administrative parts of Číčenice.
Číčenice is located about southeast of Strakonice and 26km (16miles) northwest of České Budějovice. It lies in the České Budějovice Basin. The highest point is a flat hill at 449m (1,473feet) above sea level. There are several fishponds in the territory.
The first written mention of Číčenice is from 1335.[2]
The Číčenice railway station is an important junction of the railways České Budějovice–Plzeň and Číčenice–Nové Údolí. The municipality is served by two train stations: Číčenice and Újezdec u Číčenic.[3]
The main landmark of Číčenice is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It was built in the neo-Gothic style in 1888.[4]