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Sepekov

Market town in South Bohemian, Czech Republic

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49°25′43″N 14°25′5″E / 49.42861°N 14.41806°E / 49.42861; 14.41806Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth BohemianDistrict PísekFirst mentioned1243Area

• Total28.53 km² (11.02 sq mi)Elevation

450 m (1,480 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,371 • Density48/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

398 51

Websitewww.sepekov.eu

Sepekov is a market town in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The hamlets of Líšnice and Zálší are administrative parts of Sepekov.

Geography

Sepekov is located about 23 kilometres (14 mi) northeast of Písek and 64 km (40 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Tábor Uplands. The highest point is the hill Chlum at 540 metres (1,770 ft) above sea level. There are several fishponds in the municipal territory.

History

The first written mention of Sepekov is from 1243. The village was owned by the Rosenberg family until 1484, when they sold it to Zdeslav of Sternberg. In the 16th century, it was acquired by the Schwamberg family and joined to the Bechyně estate. When Peter Vok of Rosenberg bought this estate in 1569, it excluded Sepekov, which was joined to the Milevsko estate. Milevsko was bought by the Hodějovský of Hodějov family, but their properties were confiscated after the Battle of White Mountain in 1620. In 1623, Sepekov was donated to the Strahov Monastery.^[2]

In 1869, Sepekov was promoted to a market town.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,700	—
1880	1,675	−1.5%
1890	1,681	+0.4%
1900	1,630	−3.0%
1910	1,621	−0.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,707	+5.3%
1930	1,604	−6.0%
1950	1,356	−15.5%
1961	1,491	+10.0%
1970	1,454	−2.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,422	−2.2%
1991	1,341	−5.7%
2001	1,363	+1.6%
2011	1,321	−3.1%
2021	1,318	−0.2%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

The I/19 road (the section from Plzeň to Tábor) runs through the northern part of the market town.

Sepekov is located on the railway line Tábor–Písek.^[6]

Sights

The main landmark of Sepekov is the Church of the Name of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the Baroque style in 1730–1733. Other monuments are vaulted corridors around the church built in 1760–1767, and the rectory from 1736.^[2]

Notable people

Břetislav Benda (1897–1983), sculptor
Miloslav Vlk (1932–2017), archbishop and cardinal

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b "Historie" (in Czech). Městys Sepekov. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
^ "Mikroregion Milevsko" (in Czech). MAS Střední Povltaví. pp. 31–32. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Písek" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 15–16.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Sepekov" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-27.