Mokrosuky

Mokrosuky
Municipality
Main street
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Mokrosuky Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°16′32″N 13°27′17″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Klatovy
First mentioned	1418
Area
• Total	6.97 km^2 (2.69 sq mi)
Elevation	532 m (1,745 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	141
• Density	20/km^2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	342 01
Website	www.mokrosuky.cz

Mokrosuky is a municipality and village in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Mokrosuky consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

• Mokrosuky (120)
• Lešišov (14)

Geography

Mokrosuky is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) southeast of Klatovy and 50 km (31 mi) south of Plzeň. It lies in the Bohemian Forest Foothills. The highest point is at 687 m (2,254 ft) above sea level. The Ostružná River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Mokrosuky is from 1418. Until 1560, it belonged to the Velhartice estate. In 1560, the village was annexed to the Kolinec estate.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 448 —     1880 486 +8.5% 1890 452 −7.0% 1900 471 +4.2% 1910 468 −0.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 446 −4.7% 1930 422 −5.4% 1950 302 −28.4% 1961 310 +2.6% 1970 254 −18.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 211 −16.9% 1991 182 −13.7% 2001 144 −20.9% 2011 122 −15.3% 2021 134 +9.8%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The railway line Klatovy–Horažďovice runs through the municipality. However, the train station named Mokrosuky is located in the territory of neighbouring Hrádek-Kašovice.

Sights

Mokrosuky Castle

The most important monument is the former Gothic water fortress from the 15th century, rebuilt in 1579 into a Renaissance castle.[3][6] Today it open to the public.[7]

The Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus dates from the end of the 18th century. At the end of the 19th century, it was reconstructed in the pseudo-Gothic style.[8]

Notable people

• Václav Vojta (1917–2000), physician

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. "Historie, současnost" (in Czech). Obec Mokrosuky. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
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" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
7. "Zámek Mokrosuky". Mokrosuky Castle (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
8. "Kaple sv. Václava s pamětním křížem" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-21.

External links

• Official website