Kněžice is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Dubečno and Osek are administrative parts of Kněžice.

Etymology

The name is derived from the word kněz (meaning 'priest', but in old Czech also 'prince') or from the surname Kněz, meaning "the village of kněz's/Kněz's people".

Geography

Kněžice is located about 22 km east of Nymburk and 60 km east of Prague. It lies mostly in the Central Elbe Table. The eastern part of the municipal territory lies in the East Elbe Table and includes the highest point of Kněžice, the Na Pískách hill at 292 m above sea level. The stream Záhornický potok originates here and flows across the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Kněžice is from 1295.

Demographics

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Kněžice is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It was built in the Baroque style in the 1780s.