Zákolany | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kladno |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 50.1969°N 14.2489°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1282 |
Area Total Km2: | 5.68 |
Elevation M: | 235 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 625 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 273 28 |
Zákolany is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
The villages of Kováry and Trněný Újezd are administrative parts of Zákolany.
Zákolany is located about 11km (07miles) northeast of Kladno and 15km (09miles) northwest of Prague. It lies in the Prague Plateau. The villages of Zákolany and Kováry are situated in the valley of the stream Zákolanský potok.
The first written mention of Zákolany is from 1282.[2]
Zákolany is located on the railway line Kladno–Kralupy nad Vltavou.[3]
Zákolany is known for Budeč, which was a large gord founded by the first members of the Přemyslid dynasty. The Rotunda of Saints Peter and Paul was built here after 895. The nave of the rotunda is the oldest preserved building in the Czech Republic.[4]