Podveky

Podveky
Podveky
Municipality
	Zalíbená, a part of Podveky
	Flag Coat of arms
	Podveky Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°49′30″N 14°59′39″E / 49.82500°N 14.99417°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kutná Hora
First mentioned	1295
Area
• Total	10.28 km2 (3.97 sq mi)
Elevation	466 m (1,529 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	207
• Density	20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	285 06
Website	www.podveky.cz

Podveky is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Podveky consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

Podveky (147)
Ježovice (24)
Útěchvosty (23)
Zalíbená (21)

Etymology

The name was derived from the Old Czech word poděvek, denoting a person who hides or throws something away, but also a weakling or a desperate person. The initial name of the village was Poděveky, meaning "the village where poděveks live". At the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries, the name was distorted to Podveky.^[3]

Geography

Podveky is located 23 kilometres (14 mi) southwest of Kutná Hora and 42 km (26 mi) southeast of Prague. It lies in the Vlašim Uplands. The highest point is the hill Čihadlo at 486 m (1,594 ft) above sea level. Several brooks originate in the municipal territory.

History

The first written mention of Podveky is from 1295. From the second half of the 17th century until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, Podveky was a part of the Rataje estate.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	791	—
1880	780	−1.4%
1890	765	−1.9%
1900	798	+4.3%
1910	711	−10.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	699	−1.7%
1930	561	−19.7%
1950	426	−24.1%
1961	378	−11.3%
1970	343	−9.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	279	−18.7%
1991	260	−6.8%
2001	213	−18.1%
2011	210	−1.4%
2021	215	+2.4%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Transport

The railway line Kolín–Ledečko crosses the northern part of the municipality, but there is no train station. The municipality is served by the station in neighbouring Rataje nad Sázavou.

Sights

The main landmark of Podveky is the Church of Saint Gall. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1783 on the site of an older church. The core of the tower and the church bell, made in 1503, have been preserved from the original church.^[4]^[7]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 411.
^ ^a ^b "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Podveky. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel sv. Havla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-02-11.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.

[3] Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 411.

[history-4] "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Podveky. Retrieved 2025-02-11.

[5] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[6] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[7] "Kostel sv. Havla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-02-11.

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