Osov (Beroun District)

Osov
Osov
Municipality
	Osov Castle
	Flag Coat of arms
	Osov Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°50′40″N 14°5′2″E / 49.84444°N 14.08389°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Beroun
First mentioned	1225
Area
• Total	2.45 km2 (0.95 sq mi)
Elevation	365 m (1,198 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	323
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	267 25
Website	www.osov.cz

Osov is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Osovec is an administrative part of Osov.

Geography

Osov is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) south of Beroun and 31 km (19 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Hořovice Uplands. The highest point is at 411 m (1,348 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Osov is from 1225. It was the centre of a small estate, owned predominantly by various lower noble families. Until the early 18th century, the owners often changed. From the beginning of the 18th century until 1804, Osov was a property of the Kaunitz family and experienced its greatest development.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	643	—
1880	630	−2.0%
1890	564	−10.5%
1900	626	+11.0%
1910	560	−10.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	563	+0.5%
1930	490	−13.0%
1950	467	−4.7%
1961	371	−20.6%
1970	434	+17.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	418	−3.7%
1991	412	−1.4%
2001	338	−18.0%
2011	354	+4.7%
2021	304	−14.1%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

Osov is located on the railway line of local importance from Lochovice to Zadní Třebaň.^[5]

Sights

The main landmark of Osov is the Osov Castle. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1728–1735 for Jan Adolf of Kaunitz. It is surrounded by a park.^[6]

The regular agricultural landscape around Osov with a net of paths lined with avenues is protected as a landscape monument zone. It was established in two phases after the Thirty Years' War and after 1805.^[7]