Krhanice

49°51′22″N 14°33′27″E / 49.85611°N 14.55750°E / 49.85611; 14.55750Country Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictBenešovFirst mentioned1360Area • Total13.45 km² (5.19 sq mi)Elevation276 m (906 ft)Population • Total1,113 • Density83/km² (210/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codesWebsitewww.obeckrhanice.cz

Krhanice is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Dolní Požáry and Prosečnice are administrative parts of Krhanice.

Geography

Krhanice is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) northwest of Benešov and 20 km (12 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Grybla at 514 m (1,686 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Sázava River.

History

The first written mention of Krhanice is from 1228, when the Ostrov Monastery in Davle owned half of the village. The second part probably belonged to the Zbořený Kostelec estate.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 419 —     1880 459 +9.5% 1890 545 +18.7% 1900 660 +21.1% 1910 705 +6.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 661 −6.2% 1930 1,204 +82.1% 1950 1,146 −4.8% 1961 905 −21.0% 1970 940 +3.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 857 −8.8% 1991 728 −15.1% 2001 782 +7.4% 2011 918 +17.4% 2021 1,031 +12.3%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

Krhanice is located on the railway line Prague–Čerčany.^[5]

Sights

There are no significant landmarks. The only cultural monuments are a niche chapel of Saint Joseph from the second half of the 18th century, and a homestead from 1813.^[6]

Notable people

• Jiří Hájek (1913–1993), politician and diplomat
• Otakar Brousek Sr. (1924–2014), actor

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