Řehenice


Řehenice is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
WWW rehenice.cz

Administrative division

Řehenice consists of seven municipal parts :
  • Řehenice
  • Babice
  • Barochov
  • Gabrhele
  • Křiváček
  • Malešín
  • Vavřetice

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Řehen, meaning "the village of Řehen's people".

Geography

Řehenice is located about north of Benešov and southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level. The Sázava River flows along the southern municipal border, just outside the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Řehenice is from 1384.

Transport

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

Sights

There are no significant monuments in Řehenice. Among the protected cultural monuments in the municipality are a former inn from the end of the 18th century, located in Křiváček, and terrain remains of the Božešice Fort, which stood here in the 13th–15th centuries.