| Březová-Oleško | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 Hlavní street in Oleško | |
 Flag Coat of arms | |
  Březová-OleškoLocation in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°54′52″N 14°24′59″E / 49.91444°N 14.41639°E / 49.91444; 14.41639 | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Prague-West |
| First mentioned | 1310 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.48 km (2.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 335 m (1,099 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,432 |
| • Density | 220/km (570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 252 45 |
| Website | www |
Březová-Oleško is a municipality in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. It is located on a promontory above the Vltava River.
Administrative parts
The municipality is made up of the villages of Březová and Oleško.
Etymology
The name Březová is an adjective from bříza, i.e. 'birch'. The name Oleško was probably derived from the personal name Oleš, which was a Czech variant of Alexius.
Geography
Březová-Oleško is located about 19 kilometres (12 mi) south of Prague. It lies on the Prague Plateau on the right bank of the Vltava River. The highest point is the hill V Hoře at 392 m (1,286 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on a promontory delimited by the valleys of the Vltava and the stream Zahořanský potok.
History
The first written mention of both villages is from 1310 (as part of a donation to the Ostrov Monastery in Davle, written in a deed of Pope Clement V).
Demographics
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Transport
The municipality can be reached by regular transport from Prague, but it is impassable for cars as it is a dead end.
Sights
There are no protected cultural monuments.
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). pp. 188–189.
- Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 266.
- ^ "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Březová-Oleško. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- "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.
- "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Březová-Oleško". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
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