Hartmanice
Town
Church of Saint Catherine
Flag Coat of arms
Hartmanice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°10′10″N 13°27′22″E / 49.16944°N 13.45611°E / 49.16944; 13.45611
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Klatovy
First mentioned	1315
Government
• Mayor	Pavel Valdman
Area
• Total	62.20 km² (24.02 sq mi)
Elevation	712 m (2,336 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)^[1]
• Total	929
• Density	15/km² (39/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	341 42, 342 01
Website	www.muhartmanice.cz

Hartmanice (German: Hartmanitz) is a town in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

In addition to the town proper, Hartmanice consists of the following villages and hamlets:

Chlum
Dobrá Voda
Dolejší Krušec
Dolejší Těšov
Hořejší Krušec
Hořejší Těšov
Javoří
Keply
Kochánov
Kříženec
Kundratice
Loučová
Malý Radkov
Mochov
Palvinov
Prostřední Krušec
Štěpanice
Světlá
Trpěšice
Vatětice
Vlastějov
Zálužice

Etymology

The name was derived from the personal name Hartman, meaning "the village of Hartman's people".^[2]

Geography

Hartmanice is located about 27 kilometres (17 mi) southeast of Klatovy and 62 km (39 mi) south of Plzeň. It lies on the border between the Bohemian Forest Foothills and Bohemian Forest mountain range. The highest point is the mountain Křemelná at 1,125 m (3,691 ft) above sea level. The Otava River is formed by the confluence of the Vydra and Křemelná rivers, located in the southeastern tip of the municipal territory, and then briefly flows along the eastern municipal border. The territory is rich in small creeks. The southern part of the territory lies in the Šumava National Park.

History

The first written mention of Hartmanice is from 1315. Thanks to gold mining in the area, the settlement grew rapidly. From 1603 until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1848, it was a property of the town of Sušice. In 1607, Hartmanice was promoted to a market town. Until the Thirty Years' War, the population was predominantly Czech, but during the war the market town and the gold mines were abandoned. After the war, Hartmanice was resettled by Germans.^[3]

In 1938, the area was annexed by Nazi Germany. After World War II, the German-speaking population was expelled and new settlers came from Volhynia and Slovakia. A military training area was established next to Hartmanice in 1952, which slowed down its development. The military area was abolished in 1991. In 1992, Hartmanice obtained the town status.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	4,266	—
1880	4,729	+10.9%
1890	4,646	−1.8%
1900	4,535	−2.4%
1910	4,136	−8.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	3,766	−8.9%
1930	3,757	−0.2%
1950	1,427	−62.0%
1961	1,496	+4.8%
1970	1,336	−10.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,199	−10.3%
1991	1,234	+2.9%
2001	1,161	−5.9%
2011	1,037	−10.7%
2021	916	−11.7%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipal territory.

Sights

The main landmark of Hartmanice is the Church of Saint Catherine. It is a late Gothic church from the 14th century, modified in the Baroque style in the 18th and 19th centuries.^[6]

The former synagogue was built in 1884 at the latest. It was built in the historicist style with Romanesque and Baroque elements. Today there is an exhibition commemorating the coexistence of Czechs, Germans and Jews in the Bohemian Forest area.^[7]

The Church of Saint Gunther is located in Dobrá Voda. It was built in the Baroque style in 1754 on the site of a wooden chapel, which was first documented in 1620. The tower was added in 1777. In 1820, a small octagonal chapel was built above the spring next to the church.^[8]