Kuřimany | |
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: | 49.2039°N 13.9681°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1327 |
Area Total Km2: | 3.11 |
Elevation M: | 476 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 46 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 386 01 |
Kuřimany is a municipality and village in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 50 inhabitants.
The name Kuřimany meant "the village of people who lived in Kouřim / who came from Kouřim".[2]
Kuřimany is located about 7km (04miles) southeast of Strakonice and 44km (27miles) northwest of České Budějovice. It lies in the Bohemian Forest Foothills. The highest point is at 565m (1,854feet) above sea level. The brook Třešovický potok flows through the municipality.
The first written mention of Kuřimany is from 1327.[3]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark of Kuřimany is the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk with a Baroque gable and bell tower.[3]