Rosice (Chrudim District)

Rosice
Municipality
Centre of Rosice
Flag Coat of arms
Rosice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°55′20″N15°57′5″E / 49.92222°N 15.95139°E / 49.92222; 15.95139
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Chrudim
First mentioned	1318
Area
• Total	16.10 km2 (6.22 sq mi)
Elevation	257 m (843 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01) [1]
• Total	1,368
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	538 34
Website	www.obec-rosice.cz

Rosice is a municipality and village in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Rosice consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): ^[2]

• Rosice (955)
• Bor u Chroustovic (117)
• Brčekoly (117)
• Synčany (135)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Rosa, meaning "the village of Rosa's people". ^[3]

Geography

Chroustovice is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) east of Chrudim and 17 km (11 mi) southeast of Pardubice. It lies in an undulating agricultural landscape if the Svitavy Uplands. The Žejbro Stream flows through the market town.

History

There were originally two separate villages in the area of today's Rosice, called Rosice and Seslávky. The first written mention of Seslávky is from after 1131, the first written mention of Rosice is from 1318. ^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,782 —     1880 1,990 +11.7% 1890 2,146 +7.8% 1900 2,107 −1.8% 1910 2,109 +0.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,038 −3.4% 1930 1,923 −5.6% 1950 1,480 −23.0% 1961 1,462 −1.2% 1970 1,346 −7.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,380 +2.5% 1991 1,272 −7.8% 2001 1,292 +1.6% 2011 1,323 +2.4% 2021 1,324 +0.1%
Source: Censuses [5] [6]

Transport

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

Sights

Church of Saint Wenceslaus

The main landmark of Rosice is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It was built in the Baroque style in the 18th century. ^[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 (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 586.
4. "Poznámky k návrhům obecního znaku a praporu" (in Czech). Obec Rosice. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
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. "Kostel sv. Václava" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-23.

External links

• Official website