Křečovice

Křečovice is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Křečovice
Municipality
View from the southwest
Flag Coat of arms
Křečovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°43′17″N 14°28′32″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Benešov
First mentioned	1350
Area
• Total	31.87 km2 (12.31 sq mi)
Elevation	365 m (1,198 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	815
• Density	26/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	257 56
Website	www.obec-krecovice.cz

Administrative division

Křečovice consists of 14 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Křečovice (307)
• Brdečný (11)
• Hodětice (19)
• Hořetice (85)
• Hůrka (24)
• Krchleby (71)
• Lhotka (2)
• Nahoruby (105)
• Poličany (33)
• Skrýšov (17)
• Strážovice (43)
• Vlkonice (98)
• Zhorný (16)
• Živohošť (31)

Geography

Křečovice is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) southeast of Benešov and 33 km (21 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Svinný at 502 m (1,647 ft) above sea level. The stream Křečovický potok flows through the village of Křečovice. The brook Vlkonický potok flows across the municipality and supplies a system of fishponds there. Th Vltava and Mastník rivers (respectively the Slapy Reservoir, which is built on them) forms the western municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Křečovice is from 1350.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 2,258 —     1880 2,210 −2.1% 1890 2,186 −1.1% 1900 1,999 −8.6% 1910 1,931 −3.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,843 −4.6% 1930 1,716 −6.9% 1950 1,203 −29.9% 1961 1,091 −9.3% 1970 941 −13.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 849 −9.8% 1991 752 −11.4% 2001 711 −5.5% 2011 724 +1.8% 2021 862 +19.1%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Church of Saint Luke

The main landmark of Křečovice is the Church of Saint Luke. It is a cemetery church, built in the Baroque style in the mid-18th century. Composer Josef Suk, who is the most famous native of Křečovice, is buried here.^[6]

The home of the composer Josef Suk is now the Josef Suk Memorial.

The Church of Saints Peter and Paul is located in Hodětice. Its core dates from the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its present appearance is the result of the baroque modifications.^[7]

In popular culture

The comedy film My Sweet Little Village was filmed in Křečovice in 1984–1985.^[3]

Notable people

• Josef Suk (1874–1935), composer