Hostouň (Kladno District)
Hostouň | |
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  Hostouň Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°6′52″N 14°12′5″E / 50.11444°N 14.20139°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Kladno |
| First mentioned | 1294 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.34 km2 (3.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 341 m (1,119 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,561 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 273 53 |
| Website | www |
Hostouň (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦostouɲ]) is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.
Etymology[edit]
The name is derived from the personal name Hostoun, meaning "Hostoun's (court)".[2]
Geography[edit]
Hostouň is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) southeast of Kladno and 9 km (6 mi) west of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Prague Plateau.
History[edit]
The first written mention of Hostouň is from 1294. There was a fortress called Šafránov. It used to be a wealthy village with a significant Jewish community.[3]
Demographics[edit]
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Transport[edit]
The D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary passes through the municipality.
A railway runs through the municipality, however, the train stop named Hostouň u Prahy on the lines Prague–Středokluky and Hostivice–Noutonice is located in the territory of neighbouring Dobrovíz.[6]
Sport[edit]
The municipality is home to the football club Sokol Hostouň, which plays in the Bohemian Football League (3rd tier of the Czech football league system).
Sights[edit]
The main landmark of Hostouň is the Church of Saint Bartholomew. It was originally a medieval Gothic church, first mentioned in 1352. It was rebuilt in the Baroque style and extended at the beginning of the 18th century. The tower was added in 1773.[7]
In the municipality are two Jewish cemeteries. The Old Cemetery was founded in the 16th century and the New Cemetery was founded in the first half of the 18th century.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 726.
- ^ a b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Hostouň. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kladno" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Detail stanice Hostouň u Prahy" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Bartoloměje" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
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