Petrovice is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.
Administrative division Petrovice consists of 18 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Petrovice (659) Brod (8) Kojetín (104) Krchov (18) Kuní (51) Kuníček (18) Mašov (15) Mezihoří (16) Obděnice (83) Ohrada (23) Porešín (13) Radešice (19) Radešín (27) Skoupý (75) Týnčany (63) Vilasova Lhota (46) Zahrádka (33) Žemličkova Lhota (41)
Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Petr, meaning "the village of Petr's people".
Geography Petrovice is located about east of Příbram and south of Prague. It lies on the border between the Vlašim Uplands and Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level. The Brzina Stream flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Petrovice is from 1219. For several centuries, the village was owned by various small noble families. Between 1601 and 1604, it was property of Jakub Krčín. From 1650 until 1773, Petrovice was owned by the Jesuits, who had the greatest influence on the development of the village.
Demographics
Transport There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The Church of Saints Peter and Paul was originally a medieval church from the 13th century, which was extended and rebuilt in the Baroque style in the 17th and 18th centuries. A valuable early Gothic presbytery has been preserved.
The Petrovice Castle was built as a Jesuit residence. The original Baroque building was rebuilt several times; its present neo-Gothic form dates from the 19th century. Today it houses the municipal office.
The historical character of the Kojetín village has been preserved and the village is protected as a village monument zone.
Notable people Jan Josef Švagr (1885–1969), architect
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