{{Infobox settlement | name = Postupice | other_name = | settlement_type = Municipality <!-- images --> | image_skyline = Postupice.jpg | image_caption = General view of Postupice | image_flag = Postupice Flag.jpg | image_shield = Postupice CoA.png <!-- location --> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{CZE}} | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Central Bohemian | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Benešov <!-- 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|43|41|N|14|46|38|E|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = <!-- government type, leaders --> | leader_title = | leader_name = <!-- established --> | established_title = First mentioned | established_date = 1205 <!-- area --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 40.01 <!-- elevation --> | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 416 <!-- 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 = 1446 | 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 = 257 01 | area_code_type = | area_code = <!-- website, footnotes --> | website = {{URL|https://www.chopos.cz/postupice-titulni-strana.html}} | footnotes = }} '''Postupice''' is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.
==Administrative division== Postupice consists of 16 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}} *Postupice (648) *Buchov (27) *Čelivo (52) *Dobříčkov (126) *Holčovice (25) *Jemniště (85) *Lhota Veselka (82) *Lísek (120) *Milovanice (76) *Miroslav (42) *Mokliny (3) *Nová Ves (101) *Pozov (49) *Roubíčkova Lhota (18) *Sušice (1) *Vrbětín (6) {{div col end}}
==Etymology== The name is derived from the personal name Postupa, meaning "the village of Postupa's people".<ref>{{cite book |last=Profous|first=Antonín|title=Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř|url=https://mjc.ujc.cas.cz/search.php|page=444|year=1951|language=cs}}</ref>
==Geography== Postupice is located about {{convert|7|km|0}} southeast of Benešov and {{convert|40|km|abbr=on}} southeast of Prague. The large municipal territory lies mostly in the Benešov Uplands, but the southeastern part extends into the Vlašim Uplands. The highest point is the hill Věž at {{convert|574|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The territory is rich in fishponds, fed by the Chotýšanka and other small watercourses.
==History== The first written mention of Postupice is in a deed of King Ottokar I from 1205, where he confirmed the ownership of the village by the Ostrov Monastery in Davle.<ref>{{cite web |title=Historie hradu|url=https://www.chopos.cz/postupice-informace-o-obci/postupice-historie/6460-stru%C4%8Dn%C3%A1-historie-postupic.html|publisher=Obec Postupice|language=cs|access-date=2022-05-18}}</ref>
==Demographics== {{historical populations |align=none|cols=3 |1869|2775 |1880|2821 |1890|2650 |1900|2588 |1910|2564 |1921|2444 |1930|2203 |1950|1720 |1961|1670 |1970|1489 |1980|1253 |1991|1147 |2001|1125 |2011|1200 |2021|1461 |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== Postupice is located on the railway line Benešov–Vlašim.<ref>{{cite web |title=Station details Postupice|url=https://www.cd.cz/en/stanice/postupice/55286|publisher=České dráhy|access-date=2026-05-28}}</ref>
==Sights== thumb|Jemniště Castle The village of Jemniště is known for the Jemniště Castle. It is a Baroque residence built by František Maxmilián Kaňka in 1724–1725 for Count Frances Adam of Trauttmansdorff. At the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, the French-style garden was remodelled into an English-style park. In 1868, the residence was bought by the Sternberg family. It was returned to their ownership in 1995. Part of the castle is open to the public and offers sightseeing tours.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of the Chateau Jemniště|url=https://www.jemniste.cz/en/history-of-the-chateau/|publisher=Jemniště Chateau|access-date=2022-05-18}}</ref>
==Notable people== *Svatopluk Čech (1846–1908), writer; attended local school *Miroslav Januš (born 1972), sport shooter
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==External links== {{commons category|Postupice}} *{{official|https://www.chopos.cz/postupice-titulni-strana.html}}
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Category:Villages in Benešov District