Kněžice | |
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 Church of Saint James the Great | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Kněžice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates:49°16′15″N15°40′20″E / 49.27083°N 15.67222°E /49.27083; 15.67222 | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Vysočina |
| District | Jihlava |
| First mentioned | 1222 |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.39 km2 (8.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,407 |
| • Density | 62.84/km2 (162.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 675 29 |
| Website | www |
Kněžice (Czech pronunciation:[ˈkɲɛʒɪtsɛ]) is a municipality and village inJihlava District in theVysočina Region of theCzech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.
Kněžice consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
Kněžice is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southeast ofJihlava. It lies in theKřižanov Highlands. The highest point is at 669 m (2,195 ft) above sea level. The Brtnice River flows through the municipality; the fishponds Kněžický and Strážov are supplied by the river. The municipality ofHrutov forms anenclave in the municipal territory of Kněžice.
The first written mention of Kněžice is from 1222. Until the end of the 16th century, half of Kněžice and the villages of Rychlov and Víska were owned by the monastery inŽeliv. The second half of Kněžice was property of various noble families, most notably of theWaldstein family in the early 17th century. In the 1620s, Kněžice was acquired by theCollalto family, who held it continuously until the establishment of a sovereign municipality.[3]
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There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The Church of Saint James the Great has a Romanesque core. In the second half of the 14th century, it was rebuilt in the Gothic style and extended. The tower was added only in 1838.[6]
Kněžice Castle is a Renaissance hunting lodge with Baroque and Neoclassical modifications. It was built at the end of the 16th century on the site on an old fortress. Today the castle houses the municipal office, library and Kněžice's Museum of Nature.[7]
