| Osov | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Beroun |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.8444°N 14.0839°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1225 |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.45 |
| Elevation M: | 365 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 323 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 267 25 |
Osov is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
The village of Osovec is an administrative part of Osov.
Osov is located about 13km (08miles) south of Beroun and 31km (19miles) southwest of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Hořovice Uplands. The highest point is at 411m (1,348feet) above sea level.
The first written mention of Osov is from 1225. It was the centre of a small estate, owned predominantly by various lower noble families. Until the early 18th century, the owners often changed. From the beginning of the 18th century until 1804, Osov was a property of the Kaunitz family and experienced its greatest development.[2]
Osov is located on the railway line of local importance from Lochovice to Zadní Třebaň.[3]
The main landmark of Osov is the Osov Castle. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1728–1735 for Jan Adolf of Kaunitz. It is surrounded by a park.[4]
The regular agricultural landscape around Osov with a net of paths lined with avenues is protected as a landscape monument zone. It was established in two phases after the Thirty Years' War and after 1805.[5]