Kačice

Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic

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50°9′46″N 13°59′18″E / 50.16278°N 13.98833°E / 50.16278; 13.98833Country

Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictKladnoFirst mentioned1318Area

• Total6.43 km² (2.48 sq mi)Elevation

388 m (1,273 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,245 • Density190/km² (500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

273 04

Websitewww.kacice.cz

Kačice is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.

Etymology

The surname of the first inhabitant of the village was probably Kačice and the village was named after him. The surname was derived from the feminine name Káča, Kačena (variation of the name Kateřina, Czech form of Catherine) or from of the Old Czech word kačice ('duck').^[2]

Geography

Kačice is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Kladno and 27 km (17 mi) northwest of Prague. It lies in the Džbán range. The highest point is at 435 m (1,427 ft) above sea level. The Loděnice River flows along the southwestern municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Kačice is from 1318. Until 1550, it was owned by various lower noblemen. In 1550–1551, both parts of Kačice were bought by the Martinic family and annexed to the Smečno estate.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	674	—
1880	684	+1.5%
1890	765	+11.8%
1900	809	+5.8%
1910	1,186	+46.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,245	+5.0%
1930	1,250	+0.4%
1950	1,198	−4.2%
1961	1,279	+6.8%
1970	1,263	−1.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,134	−10.2%
1991	1,037	−8.6%
2001	1,132	+9.2%
2011	1,244	+9.9%
2021	1,195	−3.9%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

The D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary runs south of the village, just outside the municipal territory.

Kačice is located on the railway line Kladno–Rakovník.^[6]

Sights

There are no major historical monuments in the municipality. The main landmark is the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk. It is a small pseudo-Gothic niche chapel, dating from 1851. Next to the chapel is a cast iron cross.^[7] Other protected cultural monuments are a statue of a bishop from the first half of the 18th century and a rural homestead from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries.^[8]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 176.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Kačice. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kladno" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Kačice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
^ "Pamětihodnosti a pomníky" (in Czech). Obec Kačice. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Kačice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-21.