Chářovice | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Benešov |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 49.8203°N 14.5778°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1394 |
Area Total Km2: | 4.17 |
Elevation M: | 305 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 221 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 257 41 |
Chářovice is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
The name is derived from the personal name Chář, meaning "the village of Chář's people".[2]
Chářovice is located about 9km (06miles) northwest of Benešov and 25km (16miles) south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is a nameless hill at 356m (1,168feet) above sea level. The municipal territory is rich in fishponds.
The first written mention of Chářovice is from 1394.[3]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[4]