Svatá Maří is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Svatá Maří
Municipality
Church of Saint Mary Magdalene
Flag Coat of arms
Svatá Maří Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°3′53″N 13°49′53″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Prachatice
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	12.71 km2 (4.91 sq mi)
Elevation	765 m (2,510 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	605
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	383 01, 384 81, 385 01
Website	www.svatamari.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Brdo, Smrčná, Štítkov, Trhonín and Vícemily are administrative parts of Svatá Maří.

Etymology

Svatá Maří was named after the church consecrated to Saint Mary Magdalene (in Czech popularly called svatá Maří Magdaléna).[2]

Geography

Svatá Maří is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) northwest of Prachatice and 47 km (29 mi) west of České Budějovice. It lies in the Bohemian Forest Foothills, the southern tip of the municipal territory extends into the Bohemian Forest. The highest point is a nameless hill with an altitute of 872 metres (2,861 ft).

History

The first written mention of Svatá Maří is from 1352 as S. Marie in Laz. The name Svatá Maří was first documented in 1543.[2]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Svatá Maří.

• Official website

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