Svatá Maří

Svatá Maří is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Svatá Maří
Church of Saint Mary Magdalene
Svatá Maří
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°3′53″N 13°49′53″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictPrachatice
First mentioned1352
Area
  Total12.71 km2 (4.91 sq mi)
Elevation
765 m (2,510 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
  Total613
  Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
383 01, 384 81, 385 01
Websitewww.svatamari.cz

Svatá Maří lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-west of Prachatice, 49 km (30 mi) west of České Budějovice, and 122 km (76 mi) south of Prague.

Administrative parts

Villages of Brdo, Smrčná, Štítkov, Trhonín and Vícemily are administrative parts of Svatá Maří.

Etymology

Svatá Maří was named after the church consecrated to Saint Mary Magdalene (in Czech popularly called svatá Maří Magdaléna).[2]

History

The first written mention of Svatá Maří is from 1352.[2]

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Svatá Maří. Retrieved 2021-08-24.


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