Kovářov

Kovářov
Kovářov
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 49°31′4″N 14°16′41″E / 49.51778°N 14.27806°E
Country	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Písek
First mentioned	1220
Area
• Total	50.46 km2 (19.48 sq mi)
Elevation	461 m (1,512 ft)
Population (2026-01-01)
• Total	1,480
• Density	29.3/km2 (76.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	398 55
Website	www.kovarov.cz

Kovářov is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Kovářov consists of 17 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

Kovářov (697)
Březí (21)
Chrást (48)
Dobrá Voda (1)
Hostín (12)
Kotýřina (22)
Lašovice (76)
Onen Svět (7)
Předbořice (135)
Radvánov (81)
Řenkov (26)
Vepice (39)
Vesec (61)
Vladyčín (43)
Zahořany (141)
Záluží (9)
Žebrákov (23)

Etymology

The name Kovářov was derived either from the personal name Kovář, or from the Czech word kovář (i.e. 'smith'), meaning "Kovář's/smith's".^[3]

Geography

Kovářov is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Písek and 56 km (35 mi) south of Prague. The eastern part of the municipal territory with the Kovářov village lies in the Vlašim Upland. The western part lies in the Benešov Uplands and borders the Orlík Reservoir. The highest point is the hill Koňský vrch at 587 metres (1,926 ft) above sea level. The territory of Kovářov is rich in small fishponds.

History

The first written mention of Kovářov is from 1220. From 1592 until the establishment of an independent municipality, it was part of the Orlík estate.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	3,657	—
1880	3,643	−0.4%
1890	3,525	−3.2%
1900	3,429	−2.7%
1910	3,264	−4.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	3,015	−7.6%
1930	2,867	−4.9%
1950	2,159	−24.7%
1961	2,040	−5.5%
1970	1,892	−7.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,728	−8.7%
1991	1,547	−10.5%
2001	1,468	−5.1%
2011	1,430	−2.6%
2021	1,442	+0.8%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Kovářov is the Church of All Saints. The early Gothic church from the 13th century was expanded with Baroque towers in 1712.^[7]

Notable people

Jan of Předbořice, 14th century priest and abbot

Twin towns – sister cities

Kovářov is twinned with:^[8]

Switzerland Seftigen, Switzerland

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). pp. 344–345.
↑ "Historie" (in čeština). Obec Kovářov. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
↑ "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.
↑ "Kostel Všech svatých Kovářov" (in čeština). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
↑ "Partnerství" (in čeština). Obec Kovářov. Retrieved 2026-08-24.

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). pp. 344–345.

[4] "Historie" (in čeština). Obec Kovářov. Retrieved 2024-02-27.

[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] "Kostel Všech svatých Kovářov" (in čeština). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-08-31.

[8] "Partnerství" (in čeština). Obec Kovářov. Retrieved 2026-08-24.

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