Radějovice (Prague-East District)

Radějovice
Municipality
Centre of Radějovice
Flag Coat of arms
Radějovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°56′50″N 14°33′53″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-East
First mentioned	1227
Area
• Total	5.09 km^2 (1.97 sq mi)
Elevation	412 m (1,352 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	544
• Density	110/km^2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	251 68
Website	www.radejoviceobec.cz

Radějovice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Olešky is an administrative part of Radějovice.

Etymology

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

Geography

Radějovice is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 456 m (1,496 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Radějovice is from 1227. In 1228, the village was documented as the possession of the Benedictine St. George's Convent at Prague Castle. Then the village was divided into several parts, owned by different nobles. This state lasted for several centuries until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1848.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 361 —     1880 360 −0.3% 1890 378 +5.0% 1900 362 −4.2% 1910 356 −1.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 325 −8.7% 1930 299 −8.0% 1950 241 −19.4% 1961 233 −3.3% 1970 202 −13.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 176 −12.9% 1991 134 −23.9% 2001 188 +40.3% 2011 332 +76.6% 2021 573 +72.6%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

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

Sights

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary

The main landmark is the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, located in Olešky. It was built in the Romanesque style in the first half of the 13th century. Later it was rebuilt in the Gothic and Baroque styles.[6]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 514.
3. "Radějovice" (in Czech). Obec Radějovice. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
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. "Kostel Narození Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-06.

External links

• Official website