| Čimelice | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Písek |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.4656°N 14.0692°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1400 |
| Area Total Km2: | 10.29 |
| Elevation M: | 400 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1019 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 398 04 |
Čimelice (German: Tschimelitz) is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
The village of Krsice is an administrative part of Čimelice.
The name is derived from the personal name Čmel, meaning "the village of Čmel's people". For easier pronunciation, an 'i' was inserted in the name.[2]
Čimelice is located about north of Písek and 65km (40miles) southwest of Prague. It lies in the Tábor Uplands. The Skalice River (a tributary of the Otava) flows through the municipality. There are several large fishponds in the municipality: Bisingrovský, Lipšice, Nerestec, Stejskal, Valný and Zástava. Small ponds of Kostelák and Pivovarský are in the centre of Čimelice.
The first written mention of Čimelice is from 1400. The village of Krsice was founded in 1233. After 1720, a set of connected fishponds was established here.[3]
Čimelice lies along the I/4 road, which replaces the unfinished section of the D4 motorway from the South Bohemian Region to Prague.
Čimelice is located on the railway line Prague–České Budějovice.[4]
The most notable landmarks are the Church of Holy Trinity and the Čimelice Castle with its English park. The church was built at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries, and expanded with a tower built in 1800–1820.[3] The castle was built in 1728–1730.[5]