| Martinice | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Vysočina |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Žďár nad Sázavou |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.3717°N 16.0383°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1344 |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.05 |
| Elevation M: | 503 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 462 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 594 01 |
Martinice is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Martinice is located about south of Žďár nad Sázavou and 32km (20miles) east of Jihlava. It lies in the Křižanov Highlands. The highest point is at 583m (1,913feet) above sea level. There are several small fishponds in the municipal territory.
The first written mention of Martinice is from 1344. There were initially two villages: Martinice (also called Velké Martinice) and Martiničky (also called Malé Martinice). They gradually merged into one village and the last mention of Martiničky appeared in 1495. For most of its history, Martinice was a part of the Velké Meziříčí estate. In the mid-17th century, the village consisted of 17 houses. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the village expanded by building smaller houses.[2]
Martinice is located on the railway lines Žďár nad Sázavou–Velké Meziříčí and Křižanov–Studenec.[3]
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[4] The main landmark is a belfry in the centre of Martinice.[5]