Kožlí (Písek District)

Kožlí
Municipality
Chapel in the centre of Kožlí
Kožlí Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°30′57″N 14°8′48″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Písek
First mentioned	1396
Area
• Total	4.34 km^2 (1.68 sq mi)
Elevation	398 m (1,306 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	53
• Density	12/km^2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	398 04
Website	www.obeckozli.cz

Kožlí (German: Koschli) is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 50 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name of the village was derived either from the personal name Kozel (meaning "Kozel's") or from goat farming (goat = koza in Czech).[2]

Geography

Kožlí is located about 23 kilometres (14 mi) north of Písek and 60 km (37 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 453 m (1,486 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the western shore of the Orlík Reservoir, built on the Vltava River. There are also several small ponds, supplied by local brooks.

History

The first written mention of Kožlí is from 1396.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 297 —     1880 332 +11.8% 1890 265 −20.2% 1900 230 −13.2% 1910 200 −13.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 214 +7.0% 1930 206 −3.7% 1950 116 −43.7% 1961 81 −30.2% 1970 74 −8.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 61 −17.6% 1991 41 −32.8% 2001 53 +29.3% 2011 52 −1.9% 2021 47 −9.6%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads running through the municipal territory.

Sights

Schwarzenberg Tomb

The northern part of the large park of the Orlík Castle extends into the territory of Kožlí. It includes the Schwarzenberg Tomb, built in the Neo-Gothic style in 1875–1877. It contains the remains of several members of the cadet branch of the House of Schwarzenberg, the most notable being Field Marshal Prince Karl Philipp of Schwarzenberg (1771–1820). The tomb is not open to the public.[5]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 355.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
5. "Schwarzenberská hrobka u zámku Orlík" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2023-01-02.

External links

• Official website