Nosálov

Nosálov
Nosálov
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 50°28′25″N 14°40′15″E / 50.47361°N 14.67083°E
Country	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mělník
First mentioned	1324
Area
• Total	11.10 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
Elevation	385 m (1,263 ft)
Population (2026-01-01)
• Total	179
• Density	16.1/km2 (41.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	277 35
Website	www.nosalov.cz

Nosálov (German: Nosadl) is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. The village with well preserved examples of folk architecture is protected as a village monument reservation.

Administrative division

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

Nosálov (135)
Brusné 1.díl (0)
Libovice (50)
Příbohy (12)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Nosál, meaning "Nosál's (court)".^[3]

Geography

Nosálov is located about 19 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Mělník and 41 km (25 mi) north of Prague. It lies on the border between the Ralsko Uplands and Jizera Table. The highest point is the hill Vrátenská hora at 507 m (1,663 ft) above sea level. The western half of the municipal territory lies in the Kokořínsko – Máchův kraj Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Nosálov is from 1324.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	767	—
1880	700	−8.7%
1890	629	−10.1%
1900	539	−14.3%
1910	491	−8.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	526	+7.1%
1930	513	−2.5%
1950	306	−40.4%
1961	268	−12.4%
1970	265	−1.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	224	−15.5%
1991	176	−21.4%
2001	152	−13.6%
2011	168	+10.5%
2021	197	+17.3%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Transport

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

Sights

The village of Nosálov consists of a unique complex of original wooden cottages from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, so called hop houses. They are a remnant of the times when there was a hop-growing area. The village is protected as a village monument reservation.^[7]

The Chapel of the Holy Trinity in the centre of Nosálov was built in 1808 and is a valuable example of a small village building of this period.^[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 (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in čeština). p. 231.
↑ "Program rozvoje obce Nosálov na roky 2021–2031" (in čeština). Obec Nosálov. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
↑ "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.
↑ "Vesnická památková rezervace Nosálov – unikátní komplex chmelařských domů" (in čeština). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
↑ "Kaple Nejsvětější Trojice" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-04-21.

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 (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in čeština). p. 231.

[4] "Program rozvoje obce Nosálov na roky 2021–2031" (in čeština). Obec Nosálov. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-04-21.

[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] "Vesnická památková rezervace Nosálov – unikátní komplex chmelařských domů" (in čeština). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-04-21.

[8] "Kaple Nejsvětější Trojice" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-04-21.

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