Vysoký Újezd | |
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: | 49.9922°N 14.2064°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1310 |
Area Total Km2: | 11.56 |
Elevation M: | 423 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1793 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
Postal Code: | 267 16, 267 18 |
Vysoký Újezd is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants.
The villages of Kozolupy and Kuchař are administrative parts of Vysoký Újezd. Kozolupy forms an exclave of the municipal territory.
Vysoký Újezd is located about 10km (10miles) east of Beroun and 11km (07miles) southwest of Prague. It lies mostly in the Hořovice Uplands, only the western part of the municipality with the Kuchař village extends into the Prague Plateau. A small southwestern part the municipal territory extends into the Bohemian Karst Protected Landscape Area.
The first written mention of Vysoký Újezd is from 1310. The most notable owner of the estate was the Schlick family. They owned Vysoký Újezd from 1693 to 1883.[2]
There are no major roads passing through the municipality. The railway that runs through the municipality is unused.
Vysoký Újezd is known for its golf course. It has an area of over .[3]
The main landmark is the Vysoký Újezd Castle. It was built in the Neo-Renaissance style in 1897 as an extension of a Baroque manor house. Today it is dilapidated and unused.[4]