Sedlec is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Centres of villages of Malé Chrášťany and Plástovice, which are parts of Sedlec, are uniquely preserved sets of folk baroque buildings and are protected by law as two village monument reservations.

Sedlec
Municipality
Church of Saint John of Nepomuk
Flag Coat of arms
Sedlec Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°4′22″N 14°17′11″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	České Budějovice
First mentioned	1394
Area
• Total	20.26 km2 (7.82 sq mi)
Elevation	397 m (1,302 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	526
• Density	26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	373 48
Website	sedlec.eu

Administrative parts

Villages of Lékařova Lhota, Malé Chrášťany, Plástovice and Vlhlavy are administrative parts of Sedlec.

Geography

Sedlec lies about 18 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of České Budějovice. It is located in the České Budějovice Basin.

There are several fish ponds in the municipal territory, the largest of them are Volešek with 134.4 hectares (332 acres)[2] and Vlhlavský with 91.7 hectares (227 acres).[3]

History

The first written mention of Sedlec is from 1394.[4]

Notable people

• Jan Veselý (1923–2003), cyclist

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sedlec (České Budějovice District).

• Official website