Kolešovice

Kolešovice
Municipality
Old Castle and New Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Kolešovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°8′23″N 13°36′37″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Rakovník
First mentioned	1318
Area
• Total	15.36 km^2 (5.93 sq mi)
Elevation	376 m (1,234 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	832
• Density	54/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	270 02
Website	www.kolesovice.cz

Kolešovice is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Heřmanov and Zderaz are administrative parts of Kolešovice.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Koleš, meaning "the village of Koleš's people".[2]

Geography

Kolešovice is located about 9 km (6 mi) northwest of Rakovník and 52 km (32 mi) west of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Rakovník Uplands. The highest point is at 435 m (1,427 ft) above sea level. The Kolešovický Stream flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Kolešovice is from 1318. The most notable owners of the village were the Kolowrat family, who held it from 1375 to 1541, and the Wallis family, who bought the estate in 1720 and owned it until 1945.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,591 —     1880 1,906 +19.8% 1890 2,020 +6.0% 1900 1,977 −2.1% 1910 1,761 −10.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,743 −1.0% 1930 1,749 +0.3% 1950 973 −44.4% 1961 1,205 +23.8% 1970 1,064 −11.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 927 −12.9% 1991 830 −10.5% 2001 852 +2.7% 2011 804 −5.6% 2021 839 +4.4%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The local fortress from the 14th century was rebuilt into a Renaissance residence in the mid-16th century, but it burned down in 1707. In 1724, a new aristocrastic residence, today called Old Castle, was built. The New Castle was built next to it after 1744. Today the pseudo-Renaissance buildings houses a retirement home.[6]

The Church of Saints Peter and Paul is the second landmark of Kolešovice. It was first mentioned in 1352. The current Baroque church was built in 1706–1708.[7][8]

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). pp. 284–285.
3. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Kolešovice. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
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. "Zámek Kolešovice" (in Czech). Obec Kolešovice. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
7. "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). Obec Kolešovice. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
8. "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-15.

External links

• Official website