Bušanovice | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | South Bohemian |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Prachatice |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 49.1156°N 13.9347°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1314 |
Area Total Km2: | 9.73 |
Elevation M: | 540 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 267 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 384 22 |
Bušanovice is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
The villages of Beneda, Dolní Nakvasovice, Horní Nakvasovice and Želibořice are administrative parts of Bušanovice.
Bušanovice is located about 12km (07miles) north of Prachatice and 42km (26miles) northwest of České Budějovice. It lies in the Bohemian Forest Foothills. The highest point is the hill Uhřice at 822m (2,697feet) above sea level.
The first written mention of Bušanovice is from 1314. It was founded as one of the old free royal settlements in the area. In 1490 it was first listed as part of the Hluboká estate. In 1552, it was acquired by William of Rosenberg.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark of Bušanovice is the Chapel of the Virgin Mary from the second half of the 18th century.[3]