title: Kněžice (Nymburk District)
text: # Kněžice (Nymburk District)
  
  Kněžice is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
  
  ## Administrative parts
  
  Villages of Dubečno and Osek are administrative parts of Kněžice.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Kněžice is located about 22 kilometres (14 mi) east of Nymburk and 60 km (37 mi) east of Prague. It lies mostly in the Central Elbe Table. The eastern part of the municipal territory lies in the East Elbe Table and includes the highest point of Kněžice, the Na Pískách hill at 292 m (958 ft) above sea level. The Záhornický Stream originates here and flows across the municipality.
  
  ## History
  
  The first written mention of Kněžice is from 1295.
  
  ## Sights
  
  The most important monument is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It was built in the Baroque style in the 1780s.
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * Church of Saints Peter and Paul
  * Záhornický Stream
  * The village of Dubečno
  