Votice
Votice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvocɪtsɛ]; German: Wotitz) is a town in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has a population of about 4,600. There is a high hill named Mezivrata just south of the town.
Votice | |
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Town | |
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  Votice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°38′25″N 14°38′17″E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Benešov |
| First mentioned | 1359 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jiří Slavík |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.4 km2 (14.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 483 m (1,585 ft) |
| Population (2020-01-01[1]) | |
| • Total | 4,569 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 259 01 |
| Website | www |
History
The first mention of the town is in a document from 1359, however the archaelogic research showed that the town was probably established around year 1150.
During the mobilization in 1938, Votice was commanded by the 1st Air. Czechoslovak Army Corps under the command of the Russian Legionnaires and Masaryk's World War I correspondent Jan Šípek (in 1918 major legionnaires' army on Russia).[2]
Gallery
The roundabout and the castle
Old school in Martinice, part of Votice
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
- PRECLÍK, Vratislav. Masaryk a legie (TGM and legions), váz. kniha, 219 str., first issue, published by Paris Karviná, in association with the Masaryk democratic movement in Prague, 2019, ISBN 978-80-87173-47-3, page 164
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