Dolní Novosedly

Dolní Novosedly
Centre of Dolní Novosedly
Centre of Dolní Novosedly
Dolní Novosedly is located in Czech Republic
Dolní Novosedly
Dolní Novosedly
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°19′45″N 14°11′46″E / 49.32917°N 14.19611°E / 49.32917; 14.19611
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictPísek
First mentioned1517
Area
 • Total
5.48 km2 (2.12 sq mi)
Elevation
486 m (1,594 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
274
 • Density50.0/km2 (129/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
397 01
Websitewww.dolni-novosedly.cz

Dolní Novosedly is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Dolní Novosedly consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Dolní Novosedly (110)
  • Chrastiny (26)
  • Horní Novosedly (115)

Etymology

The village was named after the people who were nově usedlí ('newly settled'). From the 19th century, the villages of Dolní Novosedly ('lower Novosedly') and Horní Novosedly ('upper Novosedly') are distinguished.[3]

Geography

Dolní Novosedly is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) northeast of Písek and 43 km (27 mi) northwest of České Budějovice. It lies in the Tábor Uplands. The highest point is the hill Mláka at 548 m (1,798 ft) above sea level. The fishpond Podhorák is located in the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Dolní Novosedly is from 1517.[4]

Demographics

Transport

The I/29 road from Písek to Tábor runs through the municipality.

Sights

The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is a homestead, built in the first third of the 19th century at the latest.[7] In the centre of Dolní Novosedly is a chapel from the 19th century.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ↑ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). pp. 235–236.
  4. ↑ "Obec Dolní Novosedly" (in Czech). Obec Dolní Novosedly. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  5. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  6. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  7. ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Dolní Novosedly". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  8. ↑ "Kaple návesní" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2026-08-24.