Čechy pod Kosířem
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Čechy pod Kosířem is located in Czech Republic
Čechy pod Kosířem
Čechy pod Kosířem
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°33′4″N 17°2′16″E / 49.55111°N 17.03778°E / 49.55111; 17.03778
Country Czech Republic
RegionOlomouc
DistrictProstějov
First mentioned1141
Area
 • Total9.20 km2 (3.55 sq mi)
Elevation
275 m (902 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,069
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
798 58
Websitewww.cechypk.cz

Čechy pod Kosířem is a municipality and village in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Geography

Čechy pod Kosířem is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) northwest of Prostějov and 15 km (9 mi) west of Olomouc. It lies in the Zábřeh Highlands. The highest point is a contour line on the Velký Kosíř hill at 432 m (1,417 ft)). The village is situated at the foot of the hill.

History

The first written mention of Čechy pod Kosířem is in a deed of Bishop Jindřich Zdík from 1141. The most notable owners were the Silva-Tarouca noble family, which owned the estate with the castle from 1768 until 1945.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,018—    
18801,049+3.0%
18901,118+6.6%
19001,375+23.0%
19101,213−11.8%
YearPop.±%
19211,144−5.7%
19301,261+10.2%
19501,273+1.0%
19611,188−6.7%
19701,075−9.5%
YearPop.±%
1980990−7.9%
1991919−7.2%
2001929+1.1%
20111,022+10.0%
20211,003−1.9%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipal territory.

Sights

Čechy pod Kosířem Castle

The municipality is known for the Čechy pod Kosířem Castle. The original castle was built here in the 16th century. After it fell into disrepair, it was reconstructed in the 1820s. In 1839–1846, it was rebuilt into its current appearance in the Neoclassical, so-called "modernized Italian" style. Today there are several exhibitions of the Regional Museum in Olomouc.[5]

Even more important than the castle building is the castle park. It was founded in the 1820–1830s. It was adapted as a landscape area with a network of canals, footpaths and small architectural structures. Later, a brick tower with a battlement and a garden pavilion were added. The pavilion served the painter Josef Mánes as a studio, which visited the castle for more than twenty years and created his masterpieces. At the time of August Alexander Silva-Tarouca, today's terrain modeling of the park was created, including two ponds, and in 1853 an orangery was built next to the castle.[5]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ↑ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Čechy pod Kosířem. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  3. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Prostějov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
  4. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. 1 2 "Zámek a park" (in Czech). Obec Čechy pod Kosířem. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
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