Netvořice

Netvořice is a market town in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Netvořice consists of seven municipal parts :

Netvořice is located about west of Benešov and south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Holý at above sea level. The brook Brejlovský potok flows through the market town.

The first written mention of Netvořice is in a deed of King Ottokar I from 1205. From 1683 to 1918, Netvořice was owned by the Metropolitan Chapter at Saint Vitus as part of the Lešany estate.

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

The main landmark of Netvořice is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The original church was built in the 14th or 15th century. It was replaced by the current Baroque building in 1747–1753.