title: Stožice, Czech Republic
text: # Stožice, Czech Republic
  
  Stožice is a municipality and village in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
  
  ## Administrative parts
  
  Villages of Křepice and Libějovické Svobodné Hory are administrative parts of Stožice.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Stožice is located about 22 kilometres (14 mi) southeast of Strakonice and 28 km (17 mi) northwest of České Budějovice. It lies on the border of the České Budějovice Basin and Bohemian Forest Foothills. The highest point is the hill Svobodná hora at 640 metres (2,100 ft) above sea level.
  
  ## History
  
  The first written mention of Stožice is from 1416. In 1927, gold was discovered near the village of Křepice, and the village thus became the last place in the country where the gold rush occurred.
  
  ## Sights
  
  The main sights are the neo-Gothic Chapel of Saints Simon and Jude, Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk in Křepice, and the birthplace of writer Josef Holeček.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Josef Holeček (1853–1929), writer
  