| Petrovice | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Příbram |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.5544°N 14.3375°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1219 |
| Area Total Km2: | 39.02 |
| Elevation M: | 450 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1352 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 262 91, 264 01 |
Petrovice is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.
The villages of Brod, Kojetín, Krchov, Kuní, Kuníček, Mašov, Mezihoří, Obděnice, Ohrada, Porešín, Radešice, Radešín, Skoupý, Týnčany, Vilasova Lhota, Zahrádka and Žemličkova Lhota are administrative parts of Petrovice.
The name is derived from the personal name Petr, meaning "the village of Petr's people".[2]
Petrovice is located about east of Příbram and 38km (24miles) south of Prague. It lies on the border between the Vlašim Uplands and Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 684m (2,244feet) above sea level. The Brzina Stream flows through the municipality.
The first written mention of Petrovice is from 1219. For several centuries, the village was owned by various small noble families. Between 1601 and 1604, it was property of Jakub Krčín. From 1650 until 1773, Petrovice was owned by the Jesuits, who had the greatest influence on the development of the village.[3]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The Church of Saints Peter and Paul was originally a medieval church from the 13th century, which was extended and rebuilt in the Baroque style in the 17th and 18th centuries. A valuable early Gothic presbytery has been preserved.[4]
The Petrovice Castle was built as a Jesuit residence. The original Baroque building was rebuilt several times; its present neo-Gothic form dates from the 19th century. Today it houses the municipal office.[5]