Maršovice is a market town in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Administrative division Maršovice consists of 16 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Maršovice (272) Bezejovice (9) Dlouhá Lhota (46) Libeč (28) Mstětice (57) Podmaršovice (11) Řehovice (52) Strnadice (49) Tikovice (6) Vráce (7) Záhoří (21) Zahrádka (30) Zaječí (38) Zálesí 1.díl (6) Zálesí 2.díl (0) Zderadice (86)
Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Mareš, meaning "the village of Mareš's people".
Geography Maršovice is located about southwest of Benešov and south of Prague. It lies in a hilly landscape of the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is a nameless hill at above sea level.
History The first written mention of Maršovice is from 1205. The village was promoted to a market town in 1568 by Emperor Maximilian II.
Demographics
Transport There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The main landmark of Maršovice is the Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1774–1775.
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