Kvíčovice

Kvíčovice is a municipality and village in Plzeň-South District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Etymology
The original name of the village was Květišovice. It was derived from the personal name Květiš, meaning "the village of Květiš's people". The name was distorted to Kvietšovice and then to Kvíčovice.

Geography
Kvíčovice is located about 27 km southwest of Plzeň. It lies in the Plasy Uplands. The Chuchla Stream flows through the municipality and connects with the Radbuza River on the eastern municipal border. In the centre of the village is a fishpond called Návesní.

History
The first written mention of Kvíčovice is from 1379, when it was owned by local noble family. In the 15th century, the village was joined to the Příchovice estate and later it belonged to the Čečovice estate. In 1546, the Čečovice estate with Kvíčovice was annexed to the Horšovský Týn estate. It remained so until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850.

From 1 January 2021, Kvíčovice is no longer a part of Domažlice District and belongs to Plzeň-South District.

Transport
The I/26 road (from Plzeň to the Czech-German border in Česká Kubice) passes through the municipality.

Sights
Kvíčovice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a small Baroque chapel, probably from the 18th century.

Notable people

 * Štěpánka Haničincová (1931–1999), actress, screenwriter and television presenter