Postupice is a municipality and village in Beneà ¡ov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
Postupice consists of 16 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
The name is derived from the personal name Postupa, meaning "the village of Postupa's people".
Postupice is located about southeast of Beneà ¡ov and southeast of Prague. The large municipal territory lies mostly in the Beneà ¡ov Uplands, but the southeastern part extends into the Vlaà ¡im Uplands. The highest point is the hill VÃÂà ¾ at above sea level. The territory is rich in fishponds, fed by the ChotÃ½à ¡anka and other small watercourses.
The first written mention of Postupice is in a deed of King Ottokar I from 1205, where he confirmed the ownership of the village by the Ostrov Monastery in Davle.
Postupice is located on the railway line Beneà ¡ovâÂÂVlaà ¡im.
The village of Jemnià ¡tàis known for the Jemnià ¡tàCastle. It is a Baroque residence built by Frantià ¡ek Maxmilián Kaà Âka in 1724âÂÂ1725 for Count Frances Adam of Trauttmansdorff. At the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, the French-style garden was remodelled into an English-style park. In 1868, the residence was bought by the Sternberg family. It was returned to their ownership in 1995. Part of the castle is open to the public and offers sightseeing tours.