Pětipsy () is a municipality and village in Chomutov District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Administrative division Pětipsy consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Pětipsy (176) Vidolice (13)
Etymology The name Pětipsy is derived from the expression u pěti psů (meaning 'at five dogs' in Czech). It was a nickname the settlement received from villagers from surrounding villages.
Geography Pětipsy is located about south of Chomutov and east of Karlovy Vary. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Most Basin. The highest point is at above sea level. The Liboc River flows through the municipality.
History The first written mention of Pětipsy is from 1226, when the village was donated to the convent in Doksany. Later it became a royal property. In 1332, Pětipsy was acquired by the Egerberg family, who had built here a fortress. They owned Pětipsy until the end of the 15th century, when the Lobkowicz family bought it and annexed to the Hasištejn estate. In 1518, the Lobkowiczs sold the village to Opl of Fictum. During his rule, the village prospered, but he counterfeited money here, which is why he had to flee in 1530. The village was subsequently confiscated by the royal chamber.
Demographics
Transport Pětipsy is located on the railway line Kadaň–Podbořany. However, trains run on the line only on weekends in the summer season.
Sights
The main landmark of Pětipsy is the Pětipsy Castle. It was originally a Gothic fortress from 1332, rebuilt into a Renaissance castle in 1560. In 1733, it was modified in the Baroque style. Today the building is unused and in a desolate state.
Notable people Josef Liesler (1912–2005), painter and illustrator
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