Radějovice (Prague-East District)

Radějovice
Radějovice
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 49°56′50″N 14°33′53″E / 49.94722°N 14.56472°E
Country	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-East
First mentioned	1227
Area
• Total	5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi)
Elevation	412 m (1,352 ft)
Population (2026-01-01)
• Total	540
• Density	110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	251 68
Website	www.radejoviceobec.cz

Radějovice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

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

Radějovice (366)
Olešky (207)

Etymology

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

Geography

Radějovice is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 456 m (1,496 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Radějovice is from 1227. In 1228, the village was documented as the possession of the Benedictine St. George's Convent at Prague Castle. Then the village was divided into several parts, owned by different nobles. This state lasted for several centuries until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1848.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	361	—
1880	360	−0.3%
1890	378	+5.0%
1900	362	−4.2%
1910	356	−1.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	325	−8.7%
1930	299	−8.0%
1950	241	−19.4%
1961	233	−3.3%
1970	202	−13.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	176	−12.9%
1991	134	−23.9%
2001	188	+40.3%
2011	332	+76.6%
2021	573	+72.6%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark is the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, located in Olešky. It was built in the Romanesque style in the first half of the 13th century. Later it was rebuilt in the Gothic and Baroque styles.^[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 (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in čeština). p. 514.
↑ "Radějovice" (in čeština). Obec Radějovice. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
↑ "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 Narození Panny Marie" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-06.

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. 514.

[4] "Radějovice" (in čeština). Obec Radějovice. Retrieved 2023-06-06.

[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 Narození Panny Marie" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-06.

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