Hostouň (Kladno District)

Hostouň
Municipality
Aerial view
Flag Coat of arms
Hostouň Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°6′52″N 14°12′5″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kladno
First mentioned	1294
Area
• Total	10.34 km^2 (3.99 sq mi)
Elevation	341 m (1,119 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,561
• Density	150/km^2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	273 53
Website	www.hostounuprahy.cz

Hostouň (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦostouɲ]) is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Hostoun, meaning "Hostoun's (court)".[2]

Geography

Hostouň is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) southeast of Kladno and 9 km (6 mi) west of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Prague Plateau.

History

The first written mention of Hostouň is from 1294. There was a fortress called Šafránov. It used to be a wealthy village with a significant Jewish community.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,215 —     1880 1,286 +5.8% 1890 1,437 +11.7% 1900 1,350 −6.1% 1910 1,317 −2.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,243 −5.6% 1930 1,352 +8.8% 1950 1,185 −12.4% 1961 1,177 −0.7% 1970 1,072 −8.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 994 −7.3% 1991 948 −4.6% 2001 918 −3.2% 2011 1,049 +14.3% 2021 1,562 +48.9%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary passes through the municipality.

A railway runs through the municipality, however, the train stop named Hostouň u Prahy on the lines Prague–Středokluky and Hostivice–Noutonice is located in the territory of neighbouring Dobrovíz.[6]

Sport

The municipality is home to the football club Sokol Hostouň, which plays in the Bohemian Football League (3rd tier of the Czech football league system).

Sights

Church of Saint Bartholomew

The main landmark of Hostouň is the Church of Saint Bartholomew. It was originally a medieval Gothic church, first mentioned in 1352. It was rebuilt in the Baroque style and extended at the beginning of the 18th century. The tower was added in 1773.[7]

In the municipality are two Jewish cemeteries. The Old Cemetery was founded in the 16th century and the New Cemetery was founded in the first half of the 18th century.[3]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 726.
3. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Hostouň. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Detail stanice Hostouň u Prahy" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
7. "Kostel sv. Bartoloměje" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-05.

External links

• Official website