Kaceřov (Sokolov District)

Kaceřov
Kaceřov
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 50°8′57″N 12°30′16″E / 50.14917°N 12.50444°E
Country	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary
District	Sokolov
First mentioned	1312
Area
• Total	5.72 km2 (2.21 sq mi)
Elevation	427 m (1,401 ft)
Population (2026-01-01)
• Total	404
• Density	70.6/km2 (183/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	357 51
Website	www.kacerov.cz

Kaceřov (German: Katzengrün) is a municipality and village in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative division

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

Kaceřov (237)
Horní Pochlovice (151)

Etymology

The name Kaceřov is derived from the surname Kacíř, meaning "Kacíř's (court)". In Old Czech, the name was written as Kacieřov.^[3]

Geography

Kaceřov is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Sokolov and 26 km (16 mi) southwest of Karlovy Vary. It lies on the border of the Cheb Basin and Sokolov Basin. The highest point is the hill Bučina at 501 m (1,644 ft) above sea level. The stream Libocký potok flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Kaceřov is from 1312, when it was acquired by the Waldsassen Abbey. The most important owners of the estate were the Pergler of Perglas family. They held Kaceřov from the 1470s until the end of the 18th century.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	635	—
1880	584	−8.0%
1890	537	−8.0%
1900	557	+3.7%
1910	691	+24.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	701	+1.4%
1930	781	+11.4%
1950	454	−41.9%
1961	697	+53.5%
1970	504	−27.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	411	−18.5%
1991	391	−4.9%
2001	432	+10.5%
2011	420	−2.8%
2021	388	−7.6%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Transport

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

Sights

The most important monument is the Kaceřov Castle with a park and a castle fishpond. It is an example of a one-storey Baroque rural feudal residence. The oldest monument in the municipality is the torso of a Marian column. Other smaller monuments are the statue of Saint Anthony of Padua from 1719 and the late Baroque column of the Holy Trinity from 1777.^[7]

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 (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in čeština). p. 175.
↑ "Historie obce" (in čeština). Obec Kaceřov. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
↑ "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.
↑ "Památky obce" (in čeština). Obec Kaceřov. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

External links

Official website

[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 (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in čeština). p. 175.

[4] "Historie obce" (in čeština). Obec Kaceřov. Retrieved 2022-07-26.

[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] "Památky obce" (in čeština). Obec Kaceřov. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

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