Stehlovice

Stehlovice is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 90 inhabitants.

WWW stehlovice.cz

Etymology

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

Geography

Stehlovice is located about northeast of Písek and north of České Budějovice. It lies in the Tábor Uplands. The highest point is the hill Mladšiny at above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Stehlovice is from 1306, when the village was owned by the monastery in Milevsko. From 1431, it was a property of the Rosenberg family. In 1575, when it was owned by the royal chamber, Emperor Maximilian II sold the Milevsko estate with Stehlovice to Kryštof of Švamberk. He annexed Stehlovice to the Orlík estate and the village remained part of it until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848.

Transport

Stehlovice is located on the railway line Písek–Tábor.

Sights

The main landmark of Stehlovice is the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk. It was built at the beginning of the 19th century and is decorated with folk Baroque elements. In front of the chapel is a cast iron cross from 1865.