Malá Víska

Malá Víska
Malá Víska
Municipality
	Lower part of Malá Víska
	Flag Coat of arms
	Malá Víska Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°46′34″N 13°52′32″E / 49.77611°N 13.87556°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Beroun
First mentioned	1520
Area
• Total	10.19 km2 (3.93 sq mi)
Elevation	550 m (1,800 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	107
• Density	11/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	267 62
Website	www.malaviska.cz

Malá Víska is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name literally means "little village".

Geography

Malá Víska is located about 24 kilometres (15 mi) southwest of Beroun and 45 km (28 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies in the Brdy Highlands. The highest point is at 822 m (2,697 ft) above sea level. Except for the built-up area, the municipality is located in the Brdy Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Malá Víska is from 1520. The village was founded as a settlement of woodworkers, charcoal burners and coal miners.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	289	—
1880	290	+0.3%
1890	257	−11.4%
1900	248	−3.5%
1910	264	+6.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	277	+4.9%
1930	228	−17.7%
1950	154	−32.5%
1961	153	−0.6%
1970	149	−2.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	125	−16.1%
1991	93	−25.6%
2001	91	−2.2%
2011	99	+8.8%
2021	103	+4.0%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

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

Sights

Malá Víska is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a military bunker from the early 1930s called Jordán. It is the most important test object of heavy fortification in the Czech Republic.^[5]

A landmark is a chapel in the centre of Malá Víska.

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Malá Víska. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Malá Víska". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-08.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Malá Víska. Retrieved 2023-06-14.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Malá Víska". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-08.

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