Krhanice

Krhanice is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Administrative parts
The villages of Dolní Požáry and Prosečnice are administrative parts of Krhanice.

Geography
Krhanice is located about 12 km northwest of Benešov and 20 km south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Grybla at 514 m above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Sázava River.

History
The first written mention of Krhanice is from 1228, when the Ostrov Monastery in Davle owned half of the village. The second part probably belonged to the Zbořený Kostelec estate.

Transport
Krhanice is located on the railway line Prague–Čerčany.

Sights
There are no significant landmarks. The only cultural monuments are a niche chapel of Saint Joseph from the second half of the 18th century, and a homestead from 1813.

Notable people

 * Jiří Hájek (1913–1993), politician and diplomat
 * Otakar Brousek Sr. (1924–2014), actor