Bošice is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Administrative division Bošice consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Bošice (108) Budilov (127) Hradčany (63) Záhoří (36)
Etymology The name was derived from the personal name Bogeš, Bohuš or Boch, meaning "the village of Bogeš's/Bohuš's/Boch's people".
Geography Bošice is located about northwest of Prachatice and west of České Budějovice. It lies in the Bohemian Forest Foothills. The highest point is the hill Mařský vrch at above sea level. The stream Hradčanský potok flows through the municipality.
History The first written mention of Bošice is in a deed of Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia from 1315. Among the notable owners of the village were the noble families of Pernštejn, Rosenberg and Thun und Hohenstein.
Demographics
Transport There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights Among the landmarks of the municipality are the Chapel of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Bošice and the Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus in Budilov.
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