Albrechtice nad Vltavou

Albrechtice nad Vltavou (German: Albrechtitz) is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Albrechtice nad Vltavou
Municipality
Panorama of Albrechtice nad Vltavou
Flag Coat of arms
Albrechtice nad Vltavou Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°15′12″N 14°18′10″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Písek
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	36.71 km2 (14.17 sq mi)
Elevation	428 m (1,404 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,011
• Density	28/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	398 16
Website	www.albrechticenadvltavou.cz

Administrative parts

The villages of Chřešťovice, Hladná, Jehnědno, Údraž and Újezd are administrative parts of Albrechtice nad Vltavou.

Geography

Albrechtice nad Vltavou is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Písek and 32 km (20 mi) north of České Budějovice. It lies in the Tábor Uplands. The highest point is the hill Na Skalce at 533 m (1,749 ft) above sea level. The entire eastern municipal border is formed by the Vltava River.

History

The first written mention of Albrechtice is from 1352, the church was first mentioned in 1360. In the second half of the 16th century, Albrechtice was owned by the knights Oudražský of Kestřany. After the Battle of White Mountain in 1620, Albrechtice was acquired by Baltasar Marradas and joined to the Hluboká estate. Albrechtice was then a market town, but it was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War and in 1635, Albrechtice ceased to be a market town and became a village. In the following centuries, it was owned by various lower nobles.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 2,601 —     1880 2,545 −2.2% 1890 2,378 −6.6% 1900 2,424 +1.9% 1910 2,445 +0.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,342 −4.2% 1930 2,098 −10.4% 1950 1,711 −18.4% 1961 1,528 −10.7% 1970 1,333 −12.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,079 −19.1% 1991 897 −16.9% 2001 807 −10.0% 2011 831 +3.0% 2021 930 +11.9%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Albrechtice nad Vltavou is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul It is a Romanesque church from the late 12th century with a churchyard. The walls of the churchyard have a unique arcade decoration with paintings and moralizing verses from the 19th century.^[5]

Notable people

• Anna Regina Husová (1857–1945), writer and cultural historian

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Albrechtice nad Vltavou is twinned with:^[6]

• Siselen, Switzerland

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie Albrechtic" (in Czech). Obec Albrechtice nad Vltavou. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
5. "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). Obec Albrechtice nad Vltavou. 2021-08-26.
6. "Návštěva v Siselenu" (in Czech). Obec Albrechtice nad Vltavou. Retrieved 2020-08-23.

External links

• Official website