Chotilsko
Chotilsko is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Chotilsko consists of 13 municipal parts :
- Chotilsko
- Cholín-Boubovny
- Hněvšín
- Knihy
- Kobylníky
- Křeničná
- Lipí
- Mokrsko
- Prostřední Lhota
- Sejcká Lhota
- Smilovice
- Záborná Lhota
- Živohošť
Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Chotěl. The suffix -sko indicates that the village was founded on the site of another village, which was abandoned.
Geography
Chotilsko is located about northeast of Příbram and south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Besedná at above sea level. The municipality is situated on the left shore of the Slapy Reservoir, built on the Vltava River. There are several fishponds in the municipal territory.
History
The first written mention of Chotilsko is from 1359. From 1411, the village belonged to the Korkyně estate. In 1680, Chotilsko was annexed to the Slapy estate, owned by the Zbraslav Monastery From 1825 until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1850, the village was a property of Count Karel Bedřich Srb.
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The most important monument is the Church of Saints Fabian and Sebastian, located in Živohošť. The original church was a Romanesque building from the 11th century, built inside a gord of the Přemyslid dynasty. It was originally a three-nave basilica, which is rare for the Czech countryside. Around 1380, it was rebuilt in the Gothic style. Further modifications were made in the 15th and 16th centuries and then in the neo-Romanesque style in 1858–1859.