Svatý Jan
Svatý Jan | |
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| Coordinates: 49°38′13″N 14°18′40″E / 49.63694°N 14.31111°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Příbram |
| First mentioned | 1720 |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.63 km2 (8.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 409 m (1,342 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 636 |
| • Density | 29.4/km2 (76.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 262 56, 262 63 |
| Website | www |
Svatý Jan is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Svatý Jan consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Svatý Jan (84)
- Bražná (46)
- Brzina (14)
- Drážkov (112)
- Hojšín (64)
- Hrachov (248)
- Řadovy (36)
- Skrýšov (78)
Etymology
The name Svatý Jan means 'Saint John' in Czech.
Geography
Svatý Jan is located about 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of Příbram and 45 km (28 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Černá skála at 508 m (1,667 ft) above sea level. The Vltava River forms the northern municipal border. The Brzina Stream flows through the municipality into the Vltava.
History
Svatý Jan is among the youngest villages in the region. There was a spring of water in what is today the village's area, which people considered to be healing, and a chapel was built near it in 1705.[3] The first written mention of Svatý Jan is from 1720.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
The I/18 road (the section from Příbram to Sedlčany) runs through the northern part of the municipality.
Sights
The main landmark of Svatý Jan is the Church of Saint John of Nepomuk. It was built in the Baroque style in 1760–1764.[7]
A historical landmark of Skrýšov is the Skrýšov Castle. It was originally a Renaissance fortress, rebuilt into a small Baroque castle around 1760. Today it is privately owned and inaccessible.[8]
There is a valuable Jewish cemetery in the forests near Řadovy. Most of the Baroque and Neoclassical tombstones date from the 18th and early 19th centuries. The oldest legible tombstone is from 1681.[9]
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.
- ↑ "Svatý Jan" (in čeština). Obec Svatý Jan. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ↑ "Svatý Jan (okres Příbram)" (PDF). Regionální informační servis (in čeština). Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ↑ "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 sv. Jana Nepomuckého" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ↑ "Zámek" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ↑ "Židovský hřbitov" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
