Vavřinec (Kutná Hora District)
Vavřinec | |
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| Coordinates: 49°54′49″N 15°2′0″E / 49.91361°N 15.03333°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Kutná Hora |
| First mentioned | 1318 |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.69 km2 (4.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 389 m (1,276 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 592 |
| • Density | 55.4/km2 (143/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 285 04 |
| Website | www |
Vavřinec is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Vavřinec consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Vavřinec (187)
- Chmeliště (319)
- Žíšov (85)
Etymology
The village of Vavřinec was named after the patron of the original Romanesque church that stood here – Saint Lawrence (Czech: svatý Vavřinec).[3]
Geography
Vavřinec is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of Kutná Hora and 39 km (24 mi) southeast of Prague. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is the hill Dubina at 440 m (1,444 ft) above sea level. The Výrovka River flows through the municipality and supplies the fishpond Vavřinecký rybník, which is the largest body of water in the district. There are also several other fishponds.
History
The first written mention of Vavřinec is from 1318.[4] The settlement and the local church were founded in the 14th century by monks from the Sázava Monastery.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
The village of Chmeliště is located on the railway line Kolín–Ledečko.[7] In the municipal territory is also the train station Hatě, which serves the neighbouring village of Hatě within Bečváry.
Sights
The main landmark of Vavřinec is the Church of Saint Lawrence. The current building, which replaced the old medieval church, was built in the Historicist style in 1876–1877.[8]
The Church of Saint Nicholas is located in Žíšov. It was originally an early Gothic church from the second half of the 13th century. In the first half of the 18th century, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style.[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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Historie" (in čeština). Obec Vavřinec. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ↑ "O obci" (in čeština). Obec Vavřinec. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ↑ "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 Chmeliště". České dráhy. Retrieved 2026-09-24.
- ↑ "Kostel sv. Vavřince" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ↑ "Kostel sv. Mikuláše" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
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- Villages in Kutná Hora District