Sulice, Czech Republic

Sulice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts
The villages of Hlubočinka, Nechánice and Želivec are administrative parts of Sulice.

Geography
Sulice is located about 12 km south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Mandava at 480 m above sea level. There are several small fishponds in the territory.

History
The first written mention of Sulice is from 1282. Nechánice was first mentioned in 1349 and Želivec in 1402. Until the end of the 17th century, Sulice was owned by various lower noblemen. After 1696, Sulice was annexed to the Dobřejovice estate, which remained so until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1849.

Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights
On the Mandava hill there is a concrete monument to Jan Hus from 1931, which also includes a 12 m high observation tower.