České Lhotice

České Lhotice
Municipality
Municipal office
Flag Coat of arms
České Lhotice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°50′49″N 15°46′40″E / 49.84694°N 15.77778°E / 49.84694; 15.77778
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Chrudim
First mentioned	1329
Area
• Total	5.63 km^2 (2.17 sq mi)
Elevation	515 m (1,690 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	123
• Density	21.8/km^2 (56.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	538 25
Website	www.ceske-lhotice.cz

České Lhotice is a municipality and village in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Administrative division

České Lhotice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• České Lhotice (68)
• Hradiště (45)

Etymology

The initial name of the village was just Lhotice. The name was derived from the personal name Lhota, meaning 'the village of Lhota's people'. The personal name was derived from Lhota, which is a common Czech toponymy, and denoted a person originating from Lhota. From the 16th century, the village was called České Lhotice (meaning 'Czech Lhotices') to distinguing it from the nearby village of the same name that began to be called Německá Lhotice ('German Lhotice'; today Nové Lhotice, part of Liboměřice) Until 1930, the village was divided into two parts, hence the plural form of the name.^[3]

Geography

Trhová Kamenice is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Chrudim and 20 km (12 mi) south of Pardubice. It lies in the Iron Mountains and in the eponymous protected landscape area. The highest point is at 573 m (1,880 ft) above sea level. The Chrudimka River flows along the northern municipal border. Křižanovice I Reservoir is built here on the river.

History

In the 2nd–1st centuries BC, a Celtic oppidum was located near today's village of Hradiště, on a promontory above the Chrudimka River. The first written mention of České Lhotice is from 1329, when the village was sold to Jindřich of Lichtenburg. For centuries, České Lhotice and Hradiště were small villages. The population began to grow after the declaration of the Patent of Toleration in 1781.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% 1869 414 —     1880 444 +7.2% 1890 373 −16.0% 1900 351 −5.9% 1910 334 −4.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 339 +1.5% 1930 323 −4.7% 1950 254 −21.4% 1961 229 −9.8% 1970 185 −19.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 152 −17.8% 1991 116 −23.7% 2001 103 −11.2% 2011 94 −8.7% 2021 113 +20.2%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

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

Sights

Remains of the oppidum ramparts

The area of the former Celtic oppidum is a valuable archaeological site, protected as a monument reservation. The oppidum was triple-fortified with walls, the highest walls reaching up to 8 m (26 ft). The area of the oppidum is approximately 30 ha (74 acres). Around 50 BC it was probably abandoned and disappeared.^[7]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 575.
4. "Historie vzdálená" (in Czech). Obec České Lhotice. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
5. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
6. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
7. "České Lhotice, archeologická lokalita" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-09-29.

External links

• Official website