Rybníky (Příbram District)

Rybníky
Rybníky
Municipality
	Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk
	Flag Coat of arms
	Rybníky Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°45′10″N 14°12′21″E / 49.75278°N 14.20583°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Příbram
First mentioned	1603
Area
• Total	5.65 km2 (2.18 sq mi)
Elevation	337 m (1,106 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	485
• Density	86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	263 01
Website	rybniky.net

Rybníky is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

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

Rybníky (319)
Budín (85)
Libice (54)

Etymology

The name literally means 'fishponds'.

Geography

Rybníky is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) northeast of Příbram and 35 km (22 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Kozinec at 457 m (1,499 ft) above sea level. The Kocába River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Rybníky is from 1603. From its establishment, it belonged to the Dobříš estate and after the independent municipalities were established, it remained an administrative part of Dobříš. In 1899, Rybníky became a separate municipality.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	438	—
1880	461	+5.3%
1890	462	+0.2%
1900	453	−1.9%
1910	451	−0.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	423	−6.2%
1930	388	−8.3%
1950	250	−35.6%
1961	243	−2.8%
1970	244	+0.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	259	+6.1%
1991	260	+0.4%
2001	270	+3.8%
2011	374	+38.5%
2021	458	+22.5%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is the Chapel of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is located west of the Rybníky village, at the municipal border. It was built in 1923, originally as a memorial to the fallen in World War I. It is a rare example of a Rondocubist building in the Czech countryside.^[6]

Among the landmarks in the village of Rybníky are the Evangelical church from 1847, and the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk from 1931.^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Rybníky. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Rybníky". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-01-15.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.

[history-3] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Rybníky. Retrieved 2025-01-15.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Rybníky". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-01-15.

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