{{Infobox settlement | name = Jince | other_name = | settlement_type = Market town <!-- images --> | image_skyline = Jince (3).JPG | image_caption = Main street | image_flag = Jince CZ flag.jpg | image_shield = Jince CZ CoA.gif <!-- location --> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{CZE}} | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Central Bohemian | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Příbram <!-- maps and coordinates --> | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Czech Republic | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic | coordinates = {{coord|49|47|11|N|13|58|43|E|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = <!-- government type, leaders --> | leader_title = | leader_name = <!-- established --> | established_title = First mentioned | established_date = 1352 <!-- area --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 36.63 <!-- elevation --> | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 391 <!-- population --> | population_as_of = 2026-01-01 | population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |title=Population in municipalities as at 1. 1.|url=https://data.csu.gov.cz/datastat/data/VYBER/OBY02AT02|work=DataStat|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2026-05-18}}</ref> | population_total = 2468 | population_density_km2 = auto <!-- time zone(s) --> | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = CEST | utc_offset1_DST = +2 <!-- postal codes, area code --> | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 262 23 | area_code_type = | area_code = <!-- website, footnotes --> | website = {{URL|https://www.jince.cz/}} | footnotes = }} '''Jince''' is a market town in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants. It is located on the Litavka River in the Brdy Highlands.
==Administrative division== Jince consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):<ref>{{cite web |title=Public Census 2021 – basic data|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4690&katalog=33475&pvo=SLD21043-CO|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2022}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=12em}} *Jince (2,039) *Běřín (54) *Rejkovice (112) *Velcí (1) {{div col end}}
==Etymology== The name is derived from the surname Jinec (written as ''Junec'' in the oldest documents, meaning 'Jinecs' – "the village of Jinec's family"). The old Czech words ''junec'' and ''jinec'', from which the surname arose, meant 'young bull', 'young ox'.<ref>{{cite book |last=Profous|first=Antonín|title=Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L|url=https://mjc.ujc.cas.cz/search.php|pages=493–494|year=1949|language=cs}}</ref>
==Geography== thumb|One of the ponds in Jince Jince is located about {{convert|11|km|0}} north of Příbram and {{convert|40|km|abbr=on}} southwest of Prague. It lies in the Brdy Highlands. The highest point is at {{convert|770|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The built-up area is situated in the valley of the Litavka River. There are several fishponds in the town, supplied by small streams. The southern part of the municipal territory lies in the Brdy Protected Landscape Area.
==History== The first written mention of Jince is from 1352.<ref>{{cite web |title=S Příbramským deníkem na návštěvě v Jincích|url=https://pribramsky.denik.cz/zpravy_region/s-pribramskym-denikem-na-navsteve-v-jincich-20140208.html|work=Deník.cz|language=cs|date=2014-02-08|access-date=2023-03-02}}</ref> Iron ore was mined and processed here for several centuries. The first blast furnace is documented in 1646. From 1647 to 1805, the Jince estate was owned by the Wratislaw of Mitrovice family. They were forced to sell the estate due to debts. From 1805, Jince was owned by the Vrbna family, who annexed it to the Hořovice estate.<ref name=history>{{cite web |title=Historie městyse Jince|url=https://www.jince.cz/historie-obce-1/|publisher=Městys Jince|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-02}}</ref>
In 1900, Jince was promoted to a market town.<ref name=history/>
Until 2015, Jince was adjacent to the Brdy Military Training Area. After the military area was abolished on 1 January 2016, part of the area was annexed to Jince. However, the military area was partly replaced by the Jince Crew Training Ground with entry prohibited.<ref>{{cite web |title=Základní informace o Brdech po zrušení vojenského újezdu|url=https://mocr.army.cz/informacni-servis/zpravodajstvi/zakladni-informace-o-brdech-po-zruseni-vojenskeho-ujezdu-117644/|publisher=Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic|language=cs|date=2015-12-10|access-date=2023-03-02}}</ref>
==Demographics== {{historical populations |align=none|cols=3 |1869|1853 |1880|1912 |1890|1991 |1900|1855 |1910|1813 |1921|1646 |1930|1893 |1950|1455 |1961|2120 |1970|1971 |1980|1820 |1991|2246 |2001|2236 |2011|2150 |2021|2206 |source=Censuses<ref>{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}</ref>}}
==Transport== Jince is located on the railway line Prague–České Budějovice via Příbram.<ref>{{cite web |title=Station details Jince|url=https://www.cd.cz/en/stanice/jince/76884|publisher=České dráhy|access-date=2026-05-22}}</ref>
==Sights== thumb|Church of Saint Nicholas The Church of Saint Nicholas belongs to the main landmarks of Jince. There was a small wooden church, which was replaced by the current Baroque building in 1728–1731.<ref name=history/><ref>{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Mikuláše|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-mikulase-2145934|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-02}}</ref>
The Jince Castle was built in the early Baroque style in 1654–1706 on the site of an old medieval fortress, first documented in 1453. It was rebuilt in 1739–1744, the southern wing was rebuilt in 1766–1771. The castle originally served as an aristocratic residence, but in the mid-19th century, it was modified into a brewery. Today the building is unused.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zámek|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/zamek-16014229|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-02}}</ref>
The blast furnace called Barbora was built in 1805–1810. It was the last charcoal blast furnace in Central Europe. It is a technical monument.<ref name=history/><ref>{{cite web |title=Železárna|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/zelezarna-2278438|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-02}}</ref>
==Notable people== *Josef Slavík (1806–1833), violin virtuoso
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==External links== {{commons category|Jince}} *{{official|https://www.jince.cz/}}
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Category:Market towns in the Czech Republic Category:Populated places in Příbram District