Jetětice | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | South Bohemian |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Písek |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 49.3861°N 14.2925°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1463 |
Area Total Km2: | 13.72 |
Elevation M: | 447 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 343 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 398 48 |
Jetětice is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
The village of Červená is an administrative part of Jetětice.
The original name of the village was probably Dětětice. The name was derived from the personal name Dětěta, meaning "the village of Dětěta's people".[2]
Jetětice is located about 13km (08miles) northeast of Písek and 47km (29miles) north of České Budějovice. It lies in the Tábor Uplands. The highest point is at 525m (1,722feet) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the shore of the Orlík Reservoir, built on the Vltava River.
The first written mention of Jetětice is from 1463.[2]
Jetětice is located on the railway line Písek–Tábor.[3]
Jetětice is poor in monuments. The main landmark of the village is the Chapel of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary.
The only protected cultural monument is the Červená Railway Bridge, located on the municipal border. It was built over the Orlík Reservoir in 1886–1889. It is a valuable technical monument.[4]