Hluboš Explained

Hluboš
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Central Bohemian
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Příbram
Pushpin Map:Czech Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:49.7464°N 14.0203°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1355
Area Total Km2:12.07
Elevation M:475
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:673
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:262 22

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 is an administrative part of Hluboš.

Etymology

The name is derived from the surname Hluboš.[2]

Geography

Hluboš is located about 7km (04miles) north of Příbram and 41km (25miles) southwest of Prague. It lies in the Brdy Highlands. The highest point is the hill Malý Chlum at 591m (1,939feet) 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.[3]

Transport

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

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.[4]

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.[5]

Today the castle complex is privately owned and partially open to the public under certain conditions.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Book: Profous, Antonín. Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H. 644. 1947. cs.
  3. Web site: Historie obce Hluboš do roku 1939. Obec Hluboš. cs. 2022-07-07.
  4. Web site: O zámku. Hluboš Castle. cs. 2021-06-25.
  5. Web site: Botanická zahrada na Zámku Hluboš. Hluboš Castle. cs. 2021-06-25.