| Hořesedly | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rakovník |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.1625°N 13.6028°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1316 |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.84 |
| Elevation M: | 379 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 418 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 270 04 |
Hořesedly (de|Horosedl) is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
The name consists of the words hoře ('above') and sedět ('to sit' in modern Czech, but in old Czech meaning 'to settle down'). The meaning of the name is "the village of people who settled above".[2]
Hořesedly is located about 11km (07miles) northwest of Rakovník and 53km (33miles) west of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Rakovník Uplands. The highest point is the hill Cikán at 437m (1,434feet) above sea level.
The first written mention of Hořesedly is from 1316. From 1355 to 1418, it was property of the church at Prague Castle. In 1420, Hořesedly was shortly owned by a branch of the Kolowrat family, then it was confiscated from them by the royal chamber and passed on to various lesser nobles.[3]
The I/6 road (part of the European route E48) passes through the municipality. It replaces the unfinished section of the D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary.
The main landmark of Hořesedly is the Church of Saint Lawrence. It is a small Baroque church from the early 18th century.[3] [4]