# Postupice

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**Postupice** is a municipality and village in [Benešov District](/source/Bene%C5%A1ov_District) in the [Central Bohemian Region](/source/Central_Bohemian_Region) of the [Czech Republic](/source/Czech_Republic). It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

## Administrative division

Postupice consists of 16 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[1]

- 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)

## Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Postupa, meaning "the village of Postupa's people".[2]

## Geography

Postupice is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) southeast of [Benešov](/source/Bene%C5%A1ov) and 40 km (25 mi) southeast of [Prague](/source/Prague). The large municipal territory lies mostly in the [Benešov Uplands](/source/Bene%C5%A1ov_Uplands), but the southeastern part extends into the [Vlašim Uplands](/source/Vla%C5%A1im_Uplands). The highest point is the hill Věž at 574 m (1,883 ft) 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](/source/Ottokar_I_of_Bohemia) from 1205, where he confirmed the ownership of the village by the Ostrov Monastery in [Davle](/source/Davle).[3]

## Demographics

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1869 2,775 — 1880 2,821 +1.7% 1890 2,650 −6.1% 1900 2,588 −2.3% 1910 2,564 −0.9% 1921 2,444 −4.7% 1930 2,203 −9.9% 1950 1,720 −21.9% 1961 1,670 −2.9% 1970 1,489 −10.8% 1980 1,253 −15.8% 1991 1,147 −8.5% 2001 1,125 −1.9% 2011 1,200 +6.7% 2021 1,461 +21.8%

Censuses[4][5]

## Transport

Postupice is located on the railway line Benešov–[Vlašim](/source/Vla%C5%A1im).[6]

## Sights

The village of Jemniště is known for the Jemniště Castle. It is a Baroque residence built by [František Maxmilián Kaňka](/source/Franti%C5%A1ek_Maxmili%C3%A1n_Ka%C5%88ka) 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.[7]

## Notable people

- [Svatopluk Čech](/source/Svatopluk_%C4%8Cech) (1846–1908), writer; attended local school
- [Miroslav Januš](/source/Miroslav_Janu%C5%A1) (born 1972), sport shooter

## References

1. ["Public Census 2021 – basic data"](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) (in Czech). *Public Database*. [Czech Statistical Office](/source/Czech_Statistical_Office). 2022.

1. Profous, Antonín (1951). [*Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř*](https://mjc.ujc.cas.cz/search.php) (in Czech). p. 444.

1. ["Historie hradu"](https://www.chopos.cz/postupice-informace-o-obci/postupice-historie/6460-stru%C4%8Dn%C3%A1-historie-postupic.html) (in Czech). Obec Postupice. Retrieved 2022-05-18.

1. ["Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011"](https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015) (in Czech). [Czech Statistical Office](/source/Czech_Statistical_Office). 2015-12-21.

1. ["Population Census 2021: Population by sex"](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). *Public Database*. [Czech Statistical Office](/source/Czech_Statistical_Office). 2021-03-27.

1. ["Station details Postupice"](https://www.cd.cz/en/stanice/postupice/55286). [České dráhy](/source/%C4%8Cesk%C3%A9_dr%C3%A1hy). Retrieved 2026-05-28.

1. ["History of the Chateau Jemniště"](https://www.jemniste.cz/en/history-of-the-chateau/). Jemniště Chateau. Retrieved 2022-05-18.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.chopos.cz/postupice-titulni-strana.html)

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