Svaté Pole is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Administrative division Svaté Pole consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Svaté Pole (362) Budínek (166)
Etymology The name Svaté Pole literally means 'holy field' in Czech, but in earlier times the meaning of this expression was 'cemetery'.
Geography Svaté Pole is located about northeast of Příbram and southwest of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Benešov Uplands. There are several fishponds in the municipal territory, the largest of which is Svatopolský rybník.
History The first written mention of Svaté Pole is from 1352.
Demographics
Transport The D4 motorway from Prague to Písek runs through the municipality.
Sights The main landmark of Svaté Pole is the Church of Saint Elizabeth of Thuringia. It was originally a medieval Gothic church, rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1710–1721. The reconstruction was inspired by the Church of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane in Rome.
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