Dívčice


Dívčice is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
WWW divcice.cz

Administrative division

Dívčice consists of five municipal parts :
  • Dívčice
  • Česká Lhota
  • Dubenec
  • Novosedly
  • Zbudov

Etymology

The initial name of the village was Dievčice. It was derived from the personal name Dievka or Dievek, meaning "the village of Dievka's/Dievek's people".

Geography

Dívčice is located about northwest of České Budějovice. It lies in a flat landscape in the České Budějovice Basin. The stream Bezdrevský potok flows through the southern part of the municipality.
The municipal territory is rich in fishponds, the largest of which is Blatec with an area of.

History

The first written mention of Dívčice is from 1358. From the middle of the 16th century, the village belonged to the Hluboká estate.

Transport

Dívčice is located on the railway lines České Budějovice–Písek and České Budějovice–Strakonice.

Sights

The village of Zbudov is well preserved and is protected as a village monument zone. The current appearance of the village is the result of reconstruction after 1842, when the village was badly damaged by fire. The houses have valuable, richly decorated gables in the Folk Baroque style.
The main landmark of the municipality is Monument to Josef Kubata. It commemorates a local advocatus who was executed in 1581 for rebellion against the authorities, and who later became a symbol of free peasants in an idealised form. The monument is located in a meadow near Zbudov, near the place where he was allegedly executed. It was created in 1904 and consists of a larger-than-life statue on a tapering pedestal.
The main landmark of the village of Dívčice is the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk, built in neo-Romanesque style.