Zvole (Prague-West District)

Zvole
Municipality
Centre of Zvole
Flag Coat of arms
Zvole Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°56′5″N 14°25′4″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-West
First mentioned	1310
Area
• Total	7.26 km^2 (2.80 sq mi)
Elevation	366 m (1,201 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,961
• Density	270/km^2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	252 45
Website	www.zvole.info

Zvole is a municipality and village in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Černíky is an administrative part of Zvole.

Etymology

The old Czech legal term zvóle referred to the right to use municipal property.[2] The name of the village meant that all new settlers received this right.[3]

Geography

Zvole is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Prague Plateau. The highest point is at 379 m (1,243 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on an elevated plateau above the Vltava River, which flows along the northwestern municipal border, just outside the municipality. The brook Zvolský potok originates in the centre of the Zvole village and flows to the Vltava. Two small fishponds are built at the spring of the brook.

The rocks of the Vltava canyon and their surroundings in the northwestern part of the Zvole territory are protected as the Zvolská homole Nature Monument. It has an area of 49.9 ha (123 acres). There are many endangered and protected species of plants and animals here, typical of the habitats of rocky cliffs, steppes and deciduous groves.[4]

History

The first written mention of Zvole is from 1310.[2] The village was founded between 1260 and 1272. From 1356 to 1420, Zvole was owned by the Zbraslav Monastery. From 1486, the village belonged to the Dolní Břežany estate.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 286 —     1880 291 +1.7% 1890 297 +2.1% 1900 307 +3.4% 1910 325 +5.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 315 −3.1% 1930 381 +21.0% 1950 455 +19.4% 1961 455 +0.0% 1970 425 −6.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 517 +21.6% 1991 553 +7.0% 2001 883 +59.7% 2011 1,736 +96.6% 2021 1,990 +14.6%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

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

Sights

Church of Saint Margaret

The main landmark of Velký Újezd is the Church of Saint Margaret. It was built in the neo-Gothic style in 1892–1894. It was built according to the design by Josef Mocker, on the site of an old Gothic church.[7]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 796.
3. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Zvole. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
4. "Zvolská homole" (in Czech). Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
5. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
6. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
7. "Kostel sv. Markéty" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-01-09.

External links

• Official website