Soutice is a municipality and village in Beneà ¡ov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Soutice consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Soutice is located about east of Beneà ¡ov and southeast of Prague. It lies in the Vlaà ¡im Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level. The Sázava River forms the northern municipal border. The à ½elivka River flows through the municipality and then joins the Sázava.
The first written mention of Soutice is from 1295. It was the centre of a small estate. Until the 1440s, the estate was owned by a local noble family. Even in the following centuries, the estate was the property of various less important noble families.
The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno passes through the municipality.
The main landmark of Soutice is the Church of Saint James the Great. Its tower is of Romanesque origin. The chancel probably dates from the second half of the 16th century. In 1864, the church was rebuilt in the Neo-Romanesque style.
A notable building is the Soutice Castle. it was originally a Gothic-Renaissance fortress, rebuilt into the castle in 1674. Today, the castle is in a state of disrepair and is unused.