Semice | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Nymburk |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 50.1628°N 14.8711°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1352 |
Area Total Km2: | 9.43 |
Elevation M: | 179 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1547 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 289 17 |
Semice (de|Semitz) is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
Semice is located about 12km (07miles) west of Nymburk and 25km (16miles) east of Prague. It lies in a flat and mainly agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table, in the Polabí lowlands. The highest point is the hill Semická hůra at 231m (758feet) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Elbe River, which forms the northern municipal border.
The first written mention of Semice is from 1352.[2]
Semice is home to the Bramko Semice company, which is the largest grower and supplier of potatoes and vegetables in the country.[3]
There are no railways or major roads running through the municipality.
The main landmark of Semice is the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene. It was built in the Baroque style in 1717 by Count Sporck.[4]