Sulice
Centre of Sulice
Centre of Sulice
Flag of Sulice
Coat of arms of Sulice
Sulice is located in Czech Republic
Sulice
Sulice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°55′33″N 14°33′24″E / 49.92583°N 14.55667°E / 49.92583; 14.55667
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictPrague-East
First mentioned1282
Area
  Total9.92 km2 (3.83 sq mi)
Elevation
445 m (1,460 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
  Total2,411
  Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
251 68
Websitewww.obecsulice.cz

Sulice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Villages of Hlubočinka, Nechánice and Želivec are administrative parts of Sulice.

Geography

Sulice is located about 12 km (7 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Mandava at 480 m (1,570 ft) above sea level. There are several small ponds in the territory.

History

The first written mention of Sulice is from 1282, Nechánice was first mentioned in 1349 and Želivec in 1402.[2]

Sights

On the Mandava hill there is a concrete monument to Jan Hus from 1931, which also includes a 12 m (39 ft) high observation tower.[3]

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Sulice. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  3. "Rozhledna Mandava" (in Czech). Rozhlednovým rájem.cz. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
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