Horoušany | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Prague-East |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 50.1064°N 14.7406°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1238 |
Area Total Km2: | 7.06 |
Elevation M: | 216 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1965 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 250 82 |
Horoušany is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.
The village of Horoušánky is an administrative part of Horoušany.
Horoušany is located about east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape. It lies mostly in the Central Elbe Table, only the southwestern part of the municipal territory extends into the Prague Plateau. The brook Jirenský potok flows through the municipality. The Horoušanský pond is located on the brook in the centre of Horoušany.
The first written mention of Horoušany is from 1238, when the village was donated to the Zderaz monastery. In 1436, Horoušany was acquired by a noble family that began to call itself Horoušanský of Roztoky. In 1524–1611, the village was a part of the Přerov estate. In 1611, the village was annexed to the Kounice estate.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Horoušany is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a sandstone crucifix from 1812.[3]