| Chotusice | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kutná Hora |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.9492°N 15.3944°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1142 |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.01 |
| Elevation M: | 224 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 805 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 285 76, 286 01 |
Chotusice is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
The village of Druhanice is an administrative part of Chotusice.
Chotusice is located about 8km (05miles) east of Kutná Hora and 28km (17miles) west of Pardubice. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Central Elbe Table. The Brslenka Stream flows through the municipality.
The first written mention of Chotusice is from 1142 under the name Chotovice. In 1316, it was donated to the Sedlec Abbey. Since the second half of the 14th century, the name of Chotusice is used. The village was devastated during the Hussite Wars in 1421, by the army led by Jan Želivský. From 1436, Chotusice was a part of the Žehušice estate and shared its owners. The village developed significantly in the 16th century and was promoted to a market town in 1601.[2]
Chotusice is known for the Battle of Chotusitz, which was fought nearby in 1742 as part of the First Silesian War.
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark of Chotusice is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It was originally a Gothic church from around 1270, extended in 1716. Then it was reconstructed in the Baroque style in 1742, after it was burned down during the Battle of Chotusitz.[3]