Zemětice
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Plzeňský kraj | ||||
| District : | Plzeň-jih | ||||
| Area : | 626 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 35 ' N , 13 ° 11' E | ||||
| Height: | 375 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 284 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 334 52 | ||||
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| Status: | local community | ||||
| Districts: | 3 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Václav Husák (as of 2006) | ||||
| Address: | Zemětice 52 334 52 Merklín u Přeštic |
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| Municipality number: | 558591 | ||||
Zemětice (German Semietitz , also Zemetitz ) is a municipality with 263 inhabitants in the Czech Republic . It is located eleven kilometers west of Přeštice on the Merklínka and belongs to the Okres Plzeň-jih .
geography
Zemětice is located 375 m above sea level. M. in the Merklínka Valley in the Pilsen Hills. State road 182 between Stod and Merklín runs through the village . The Dražský rybník reservoir to the northeast serves as a swimming pond.
Neighboring towns are Čelákovy and Chalupy in the north, Dolní Lažany in the northeast, Soběkury in the east, Merklín and Bijadla in the south, Horní Kamenice , Dolní Kamenice and Vytůň in the west and Holýšov in the north-west.
history
The first written mention of Zemětice from 1115 turned out to be a forgery of the Kladruby monastery . However, this date is confirmed in a real document from 1239. The village remained monastic property until 1309, when it was pledged to Břetislav von Riesenberg in return for his protection of the monastery property around Přeštice . Later the village came as a pledge to the Chlumčanský on Přestavlky . During this time a fortress was established, which after 1544 fell with the relocation of the aristocratic residence of Zikmund Chlumčanský to Bijadla. In the 17th century Zemětice became part of the Merklín manor . After the replacement of patrimonial, the place became an independent municipality in 1850. In 1920 there were 402 people in the village.
Attractions
- Village square with an ensemble of classicist building facades from the 19th century
- historical granary with arched gate
- Stone cross
- St. Laurentius Chapel, classicist building from 1848
- Chapel in Čelákovy
- Chapel in Chalupy
Community structure
The districts Čelákovy ( Tschelaken ) and Chalupy ( Neuhäusel ) belong to the municipality Zemětice .