Sezemice (Mladá Boleslav District)

Sezemice
Sezemice
Municipality
	Church of Saint Bartholomew
	Flag Coat of arms
	Sezemice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°35′8″N 15°0′19″E / 50.58556°N 15.00528°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned	1115
Area
• Total	4.40 km2 (1.70 sq mi)
Elevation	291 m (955 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	135
• Density	31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	294 11
Website	obecsezemice.cz

Sezemice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Administrative division

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

Sezemice (99)
Jirsko 1.díl (9)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Sezema, meaning "the village of Sezema's people".^[3]

Geography

Sezemice is located about 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of Mladá Boleslav and 18 km (11 mi) south of Liberec. It lies in the Jičín Uplands. The highest point is at 350 m (1,150 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Sezemice is from 1115, when Duke Vladislaus I donated the village to the newly established monastery in Kladruby. The owners of the village included Jan Čapek of Sány and the Wartenberg family. From the mid-16th century until the 19th century, Sezemice was part of the Svijany estate and shared its owners, among whom were the families of Wartenberg, Schlick and Waldstein.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	321	—
1880	309	−3.7%
1890	287	−7.1%
1900	304	+5.9%
1910	273	−10.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	289	+5.9%
1930	265	−8.3%
1950	209	−21.1%
1961	196	−6.2%
1970	166	−15.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	142	−14.5%
1991	108	−23.9%
2001	103	−4.6%
2011	109	+5.8%
2021	108	−0.9%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Sezemice is the Church of Saint Bartholomew. Its existence was first documented in 1352. In 1852–1856, the church was rebuilt into its current Empire form.^[7]^[8]

Notable people

Stanislav Libenský (1921–2002), contemporary artist

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.
^ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 48.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Sezemice. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
^ "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.
^ "Památky" (in Czech). Obec Sezemice. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
^ "Kostel sv. Bartoloměje" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-01-19.

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.

[3] Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 48.

[4] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Sezemice. Retrieved 2023-01-19.

[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] "Památky" (in Czech). Obec Sezemice. Retrieved 2023-01-19.

[8] "Kostel sv. Bartoloměje" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-01-19.

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