Malšice

Malšice (German: Malschitz) is a market town in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Malšice
Market town
Town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Malšice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°21′50″N 14°34′43″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Tábor
First mentioned	1279
Area
• Total	38.61 km2 (14.91 sq mi)
Elevation	502 m (1,647 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,893
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	391 75
Website	www.malsice.eu

Administrative division

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

• Malšice (1,081)
• Čenkov (236)
• Dobřejice (104)
• Maršov (100)
• Nové Lány (29)
• Obora (120)
• Staré Lány (23)
• Třebelice (83)
• Všechlapy (42)

Geography

Malšice is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) southwest of Tábor and 43 km (27 mi) north of České Budějovice. It lies in the Tábor Uplands. The highest point is at 524 m (1,719 ft) above sea level. The Lužnice River forms two sections of the municipal border in the west and north.

History

The first written mention of Malšice is from 1279. It 1868, the village was promoted to a market town. The title, which was canceled in 1954, was returned to Malšice in 2008.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 2,750 —     1880 2,897 +5.3% 1890 2,700 −6.8% 1900 2,621 −2.9% 1910 2,424 −7.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,336 −3.6% 1930 2,294 −1.8% 1950 1,997 −12.9% 1961 2,061 +3.2% 1970 1,909 −7.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,919 +0.5% 1991 1,805 −5.9% 2001 1,702 −5.7% 2011 1,840 +8.1% 2021 1,818 −1.2%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

Malšice is located on the railway line Tábor–Bechyně.^[6]

Sights

Church of the Holy Trinity

The main landmark of Malšice is the Church of the Holy Trinity. It was originally a Gothic church from 1373. In 1743–1745, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style.^[7]

Notable people

• Miroslav Kříženecký (born 1946), lawyer and politician