Rožďalovice
Rožďalovice | |
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| Coordinates: 50°18′17″N 15°10′11″E / 50.30472°N 15.16972°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Nymburk |
| First mentioned | 1223 |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.91 km2 (9.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 198 m (650 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,716 |
| • Density | 71.77/km2 (185.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 289 34 |
| Website | www |
Rožďalovice is a town in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Rožďalovice consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Rožďalovice (1,293)
- Hasina (88)
- Ledečky (25)
- Podlužany (68)
- Podolí (46)
- Viničná Lhota (31)
- Zámostí (147)
Etymology
The name is derived from the surname Rožďál, meaning "the village of Rožďál's people".[3]
Geography
Rožďalovice is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) northeast of Nymburk and 49 km (30 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Central Elbe Table. The highest point is a place called Kostelíček at 241 m (791 ft) above sea level. The stream Štítarský potok flows through the municipal territory.
History
The first written mention of Rožďalovice is from 1223. Around 1340, the village was promoted to a town by King John of Bohemia. The most important owners of Rožďalovice, during whose rule the town flourished, were the Křinecký of Ronov family (end of the 15th century – 1622), the Waldstein family (1622–1760) and the Lobkowicz family (1815–1930).[4]
Demographics
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Transport
Rožďalovice is located on the railway line Nymburk–Jičín.[7]
Sights
The Rožďalovice Castle is originally a Renaissance building. It was built in 1622 and rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1760, when the clock tower was also added. Further modifications were made in 1935–1938. The sculptural decoration comes from Michael Brokoff. The castle is surrounded by a castle park and gardens. Today it houses a retirement home and is inaccessible to the public.[8]
The Church of Saint Gall was built in the Baroque style in 1725–1734. It was built on the site of an old Gothic demolished church.[9]
Notable people
- Jiří Melantrich of Aventino (c. 1511–1580), printer and publisher
- Josef Vinecký (1882–1949), artist
- Oskar Hekš (1908–1944), long-distance runner
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). pp. 603–604.
- ↑ "Z historie města" (in čeština). Město Rožďalovice. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Station details Rožďalovice". České dráhy. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ↑ "Zámek Rožďalovice" (in čeština). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ↑ "Kostel sv. Havla" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
External links
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- Cities and towns in the Central Bohemian Region