Březová-Oleško
Březová-Oleško | |
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| Coordinates: 49°54′52″N 14°24′59″E / 49.91444°N 14.41639°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Prague-West |
| First mentioned | 1310 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.48 km2 (2.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 335 m (1,099 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,475 |
| • Density | 228/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 252 45 |
| Website | www |
Březová-Oleško is a municipality in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants. It is located on a promontory above the Vltava River.
Administrative division
Březová-Oleško consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Březová (727)
- Oleško (746)
Etymology
The name Březová is an adjective from bříza, i.e. 'birch'.[3] The name Oleško was probably derived from the personal name Oleš, which was a Czech variant of Alexius.[4]
Geography
Březová-Oleško is located about 19 kilometres (12 mi) south of Prague. It lies on the Prague Plateau on the right bank of the Vltava River. The highest point is the hill V Hoře at 392 m (1,286 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on a promontory delimited by the valleys of the Vltava and the stream Zahořanský potok.
History
The first written mention of both villages is from 1310 (as part of a donation to the Ostrov Monastery in Davle, written in a deed of Pope Clement V).[5]
Demographics
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Transport
The municipality can be reached by regular transport from Prague, but it is impassable for cars as it is a dead end.[5]
Sights
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[8]
References
- ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ↑ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in čeština). pp. 188–189.
- ↑ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in čeština). p. 266.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "O obci" (in čeština). Obec Březová-Oleško. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Březová-Oleško". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
External links
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- CS1 čeština-language sources (cs)
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- Official website not in Wikidata
- Villages in Prague-West District