Zákolany is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Zákolany | |
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 General view of the village | |
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  Zákolany Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°11′49″N 14°14′56″E / 50.19694°N 14.24889°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Kladno |
| First mentioned | 1282 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.68 km2 (2.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 235 m (771 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 625 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 273 28 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Kováry and Trněný Újezd are administrative parts of Zákolany.
Geography
editZákolany is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) northeast of Kladno and 15 km (9 mi) northwest of Prague. It lies in the Prague Plateau. The villages of Zákolany and Kováry are situated in the valley of the stream Zákolanský potok.
History
editThe first written mention of Zákolany is from 1282.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editZákolany is located on the railway line Kladno–Kralupy nad Vltavou.[5]
Sights
editZákolany is known for Budeč, which was a 22 ha (54 acres) large gord founded by the first members of the Přemyslid dynasty. The Rotunda of Saints Peter and Paul was built here after 895. The nave of the rotunda is the oldest preserved building in the Czech Republic.[6]
Notable people
edit- Wenceslaus I (c. 907 – c. 935), Duke of Bohemia, saint; studied in Budeč
- Antonín Zápotocký (1884–1957), communist politician, president of Czechoslovakia in 1953–1957
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Místopis: Zákolany" (in Czech). Obec Zákolany. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Detail stanice Zákolany" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ "Budeč u Zákolan – rotunda Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-05-11.