Sulice, Czech Republic

Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic

Sulice

Municipality

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Sulice

Location in the Czech Republic

Coordinates: 49°55′33″N 14°33′24″E﻿ / ﻿49.92583°N 14.55667°E﻿ / 49.92583; 14.55667
Country|  Czech Republic
Region| Central Bohemian
District| Prague-East
First mentioned| 1282
Area

• Total

| 9.92 km2 (3.83 sq mi)
Elevation

| 445 m (1,460 ft)
Population

(2025-01-01)[1]

• Total

| 2,635
• Density| 270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

251 68

Website| www.obecsulice.cz

Sulice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,600 inhabitants.

## Administrative division

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Sulice consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

* Sulice (305)
* Hlubočinka (895)
* Nechánice (313)
* Želivec (959)

## Geography

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Sulice is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Mandava at 480 m (1,570 ft) above sea level. There are several small fishponds in the municipal territory.

## History

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The first written mention of Sulice is from 1282. Nechánice was first mentioned in 1349 and Želivec in 1402. Until the end of the 17th century, Sulice was owned by various lower noblemen. After 1696, Sulice was annexed to the Dobřejovice estate, which remained so until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1849.[3]

## Demographics

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Historical population| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1869| 555| —
1880| 579| +4.3%
1890| 510| −11.9%
1900| 537| +5.3%
1910| 606| +12.8%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1921| 568| −6.3%
1930| 556| −2.1%
1950| 590| +6.1%
1961| 558| −5.4%
1970| 514| −7.9%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1980| 512| −0.4%
1991| 492| −3.9%
2001| 708| +43.9%
2011| 1,560| +120.3%
2021| 2,472| +58.5%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

## Transport

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The village of Hlubočinka

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

## Sights

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On the Mandava hill is a concrete monument to Jan Hus from 1931, which also includes a 12 m (39 ft) high observation tower.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
2. ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Sulice. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
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. ^ "Rozhledna Mandava" (in Czech). Rozhlednovým rájem.cz. Retrieved 2023-03-30.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sulice.

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* Černé Voděrady
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