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Hluboš

Coordinates: 49°44′47″N 14°1′13″E / 49.74639°N 14.02028°E / 49.74639; 14.02028
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Hluboš
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Coordinates: 49°44′47″N 14°1′13″E / 49.74639°N 14.02028°E / 49.74639; 14.02028
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictPříbram
First mentioned1355
Area
 • Total
12.07 km2 (4.66 sq mi)
Elevation
475 m (1,558 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
692
 • Density57.3/km2 (148/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
262 22
Websitewww.hlubos.eu

Hluboš is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Hluboš consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Hluboš (516)
  • Kardavec (133)

Etymology

The name is derived from the surname Hluboš.[3]

Geography

Hluboš is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Příbram and 41 km (25 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies in the Brdy Highlands. The highest point is the hill Malý Chlum at 591 m (1,939 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Litavka River.

History

The first written mention of Hluboš is from 1355. A wooden fortress was located here. The owners of Hluboš often changed and belonged to the lower nobility. In 1546, Petr Vamberský had rebuilt the fortress into a castle.[4]

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The Hluboš Castle was rebuilt into the late Baroque form in the 18th century. In 1872, it was reconstructed and extended by the Oettingen-Wallerstein family. The result of these modifications is the present appearance of the castle with many pseudo-Renaissance elements. In 1920 and 1921, it served as a summer residence of Czechoslovak president Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk.[7]

The botanical garden at Hluboš Castle is one of the oldest in Central Europe. Through the Hluboš park, some trees from America and China appeared in the Czech Republic for the very first time. These were, for example, Ginkgo biloba, Cedrus libani, Juniperus virginiana, Tsuga canadensis, Thuja and Taxus.[8]

Today the castle complex is privately owned and partially open to the public under certain conditions.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ↑ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in čeština). p. 644.
  4. ↑ "Historie obce Hluboš do roku 1939" (PDF) (in čeština). Obec Hluboš. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  5. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  6. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "O zámku" (in čeština). Hluboš Castle. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  8. ↑ "Botanická zahrada na Zámku Hluboš" (in čeština). Hluboš Castle. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
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