Podlesí | |
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: | 49.6903°N 13.9819°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1527 |
Area Total Km2: | 4.38 |
Elevation M: | 503 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1106 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 261 01 |
Podlesí is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
Podlesí is located about 47km (29miles) southwest of Prague and is urbanistically fused with the neighbouring town of Příbram. It lies in the Brdy Highlands. The highest point is the hill Dubová hora at 627m (2,057feet) above sea level. The Litavka River forms the eastern municipal border and separates the municipality from Příbram.
The first written mention of Podlesí is from 1527. The history of the village was connected with the mining of silver and iron ores, and agriculture had only marginal importance.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[3] In the centre of Podlesí is a small chapel.