Zákolany

Zákolany
Zákolany
Municipality
	General view of the village
	Flag Coat of arms
	Zákolany Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°11′49″N 14°14′56″E / 50.19694°N 14.24889°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kladno
First mentioned	1282
Area
• Total	5.68 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Elevation	235 m (771 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	625
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	273 28
Website	www.zakolany.cz

Zákolany is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Kováry and Trněný Újezd are administrative parts of Zákolany.

Geography

Zákolany is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) northeast of Kladno and 15 km (9 mi) 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.

History

The first written mention of Zákolany is from 1282.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	876	—
1880	961	+9.7%
1890	1,029	+7.1%
1900	1,092	+6.1%
1910	1,079	−1.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,068	−1.0%
1930	1,018	−4.7%
1950	889	−12.7%
1961	844	−5.1%
1970	763	−9.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	605	−20.7%
1991	516	−14.7%
2001	485	−6.0%
2011	544	+12.2%
2021	603	+10.8%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

Zákolany is located on the railway line Kladno–Kralupy nad Vltavou.^[5]

Sights

Zákolany is known for Budeč, which was a 22 ha (54 acres) 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.^[6]

Notable people

Wenceslaus I (c. 907 – c. 935), Duke of Bohemia, saint; studied in Budeč
Antonín Zápotocký (1884–1957), communist politician, president of Czechoslovakia in 1953–1957

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Místopis: Zákolany" (in Czech). Obec Zákolany. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
^ "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.
^ "Detail stanice Zákolany" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
^ "Budeč u Zákolan – rotunda Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-05-11.

External links

Official website

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

[2] "Místopis: Zákolany" (in Czech). Obec Zákolany. Retrieved 2022-03-01.

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

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

[5] "Detail stanice Zákolany" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-16.

[6] "Budeč u Zákolan – rotunda Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-05-11.

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