Svojetice

Svojetice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.

Etymology

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

Svojetice is located about east of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level.

The first written mention of Svojetice is from 1407, when it was a part of the Tehov estate. In 1513, the Tehov estate with Svojetice was annexed to the Černý Kostelec estate. Svojetice belonged to this estate until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848.

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

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.