| Václavice | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Benešov |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.7894°N 14.6136°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1271 |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.25 |
| Elevation M: | 295 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 632 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 256 01 |
Václavice is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
The villages of Vatěkov and Zbožnice are administrative parts of Václavice.
The initial name of the village of Vladislavice. It was derived from the personal name Vladislav, meaning "the village of Vladislav's people". In the 15th century, the name was distorted to Vadslavice. Due to the similarity with the name Václav, the name Václavice soon evolved.[2]
Václavice is located about 5km (03miles) west of Benešov and 29km (18miles) south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Prostřední vrch at 404m (1,325feet) above sea level. The stream Janovický potok flows through the municipality. The municipal territory is rich in small streams.
The first written mention of Václavice (as Vladislavice) is from 1271, when Queen Kunigunde donated the village to the Knights of the Cross with the Red Star. Zbožnice (initially known as Lhota Zbožná) was first mentioned in 1342. Vatěkov was first mentioned in 1386.[3]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark of Václavice is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. The core of the church was built in the early Gothic style at the end of the 13th century, but the church was then rebuilt several times.[4]