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Kolešovice

Coordinates: 50°8′23″N 13°36′37″E / 50.13972°N 13.61028°E / 50.13972; 13.61028
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Kolešovice
Municipality
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Coordinates: 50°8′23″N 13°36′37″E / 50.13972°N 13.61028°E / 50.13972; 13.61028
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictRakovník
First mentioned1318
Area
 • Total
15.36 km2 (5.93 sq mi)
Elevation
376 m (1,234 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
840
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
270 02
Websitewww.kolesovice.cz

Kolešovice is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative division

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

  • Kolešovice (761)
  • Heřmanov (28)
  • Zderaz (50)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Koleš, meaning "the village of Koleš's people".[3]

Geography

Kolešovice is located about 9 km (6 mi) northwest of Rakovník and 52 km (32 mi) west of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Rakovník Uplands. The highest point is at 435 m (1,427 ft) above sea level. The stream Kolešovický potok flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Kolešovice is from 1318. The most notable owners of the village were the Kolowrat family, who held it from 1375 to 1541, and the Wallis family, who bought the estate in 1720 and owned it until 1945.[4]

Demographics

Transport

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

Sights

The local fortress from the 14th century was rebuilt into a Renaissance residence in the mid-16th century, but it burned down in 1707. In 1724, a new aristocratic residence, today called Starý zámek ('old castle'), was built. The castle Nový zámek ('new castle') was built next to it after 1744. Today it has a pseudo-Renaissance form. Today the Kolešovice Castle houses a retirement home.[7]

The Church of Saints Peter and Paul is the second landmark of Kolešovice. It was first mentioned in 1352. The current Baroque church was built in 1706–1708.[8][9]

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 (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in čeština). pp. 284–285.
  4. ↑ "Historie obce" (in čeština). Obec Kolešovice. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  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. ↑ "Zámek Kolešovice" (in čeština). Obec Kolešovice. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  8. ↑ "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in čeština). Obec Kolešovice. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  9. ↑ "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
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