Hluboš
Municipality
Hluboš Castle
Hluboš Castle
Flag of Hluboš
Flag
Coat of arms of Hluboš
Coat of arms
Hluboš is located in Czech Republic
Hluboš
Hluboš
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°44′47″N 14°1′13″E / 49.74639°N 14.02028°E / 49.74639; 14.02028
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictPříbram
First mentioned1355
Area
 • Total12.07 km2 (4.66 sq mi)
Elevation
475 m (1,558 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total674
 • Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
262 22
Websitewww.hlubos.eu

Hluboš is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Kardavec

The village of Kardavec is an administrative part of Hluboš.

Geography

Hluboš is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Příbram and 41 km (25 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies in the Brdy Highlands. The highest point is the hill Malý Chlum at 591 metres (1,939 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Litavka river.

History

The first written mention of Hluboš is from 1355. A wooden fortress was located here. The owners of Hluboš often changed and belonged to the lower nobility. In 1546, Petr Vamberský had rebuilt the fortress into a castle.[2]

Sights

The Hluboš Castle was rebuilt into the late Baroque form in the 18th century. In 1872, it was reconstructed and extended by the family of Oettingen-Wallerstein. The result of these modifications is the present appearance of the castle with many pseudo-Renaissance elements. In 1920 and 1921 it served as a summer residence of Czechoslovak president T. G. Masaryk.[3]

The botanical garden at Hluboš Castle is one of the oldest in Central Europe. Through the Hluboš park, some trees from America and China appeared in the Czech Republic for the very first time. These were, for example, Ginkgo biloba, Cedrus libani, Juniperus virginiana, Tsuga canadensis, Thuja and Taxus.[4]

Today the castle complex is privately owned and partially open to the public under certain conditions.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ↑ "Historie obce Hluboš do roku 1939" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Hluboš. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  3. 1 2 "O zámku" (in Czech). Hluboš Castle. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  4. ↑ "Botanická zahrada na Zámku Hluboš" (in Czech). Hluboš Castle. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
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