| Svaté Pole | |
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| Municipality | |
.jpg) Old wooden house | |
 Flag Coat of arms | |
  Svaté PoleLocation in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°45′5″N 14°10′9″E / 49.75139°N 14.16917°E / 49.75139; 14.16917 | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Příbram |
| First mentioned | 1352 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.95 km (1.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 387 m (1,270 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 546 |
| • Density | 140/km (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 263 01 |
| Website | www |
Svaté Pole is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Svaté Pole consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
- Svaté Pole (362)
- Budínek (166)
Etymology
The name literally means 'holy field', but in earlier times the meaning of this expression was 'cemetery'.
Geography
Svaté Pole is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) northeast of Příbram and 34 km (21 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Benešov Uplands. There are several fishponds in the municipal territory; the largest of them is Svatopolský.
History
The first written mention of Svaté Pole is from 1352.
Demographics
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Transport
The D4 motorway from Prague to Písek passes through the municipality.
Sights
The main landmark of Svaté Pole is the Church of Saint Elizabeth of Thuringia. It was originally a medieval Gothic church, rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1710–1721. The reconstruction was inspired by the Church of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane in Rome.
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). pp. 422–423.
- "Program rozvoje obce Svaté Pole na období 2020–2026" (in Czech). Obec Svaté Pole. 2020-06-10. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
- "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- "Kostel sv. Alžběty Durynské" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-25.