Kolešovice Explained

Kolešovice
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:50.1397°N 13.6103°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1318
Area Total Km2:15.36
Elevation M:376
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:832
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:270 02

Kolešovice is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Heřmanov and Zderaz are administrative parts of Kolešovice.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Koleš, meaning "the village of Koleš's people".[2]

Geography

Kolešovice is located about 9km (06miles) northwest of Rakovník and 52km (32miles) west of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Rakovník Uplands. The highest point is at 435m (1,427feet) above sea level. The Kolešovický Stream flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Kolešovice is from 1318. The most notable owners of the village were the Kolowrat family, who held it from 1375 to 1541, and the Wallis family, who bought the estate in 1720 and owned it until 1945.[3]

Transport

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

Sights

The local fortress from the 14th century was rebuilt into a Renaissance residence in the mid-16th century, but it burned down in 1707. In 1724, a new aristocrastic residence, today called Old Castle, was built. The New Castle was built next to it after 1744. Today the pseudo-Renaissance buildings houses a retirement home.[4]

The Church of Saints Peter and Paul is the second landmark of Kolešovice. It was first mentioned in 1352. The current Baroque church was built in 1706–1708.[5] [6]

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 II: CH–L. 284–285. 1949. cs.
  3. Web site: Historie obce. Obec Kolešovice. cs. 2023-02-15.
  4. Web site: Zámek Kolešovice. Obec Kolešovice. cs. 2023-02-15.
  5. Web site: Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla. Obec Kolešovice. cs. 2023-02-15.
  6. Web site: Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla. National Heritage Institute. cs. 2023-02-15.