Ostředek

Ostředek
Ostředek
Municipality
	Ostředek Castle
	Flag Coat of arms
	Ostředek Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°50′5″N 14°49′56″E / 49.83472°N 14.83222°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Benešov
First mentioned	1356
Area
• Total	12.97 km2 (5.01 sq mi)
Elevation	442 m (1,450 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	477
• Density	37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	257 24
Website	www.chopos.cz/ostredek-titulni-strana.html

Ostředek is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Bělčice, Mžižovice, Třemošnice and Vráž are administrative parts of Ostředek.

Geography

Ostředek is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) northeast of Benešov and 31 km (19 mi) southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 520 m (1,710 ft) above sea level. The brook Ostředecký potok originates here, flows across the municipality and supplies a system of fishponds.

History

The first written mention of Ostředek is from 1356.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,098	—
1880	992	−9.7%
1890	971	−2.1%
1900	853	−12.2%
1910	824	−3.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	764	−7.3%
1930	667	−12.7%
1950	506	−24.1%
1961	505	−0.2%
1970	437	−13.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	400	−8.5%
1991	361	−9.8%
2001	306	−15.2%
2011	437	+42.8%
2021	466	+6.6%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno runs through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Ostředek is the Ostředek Castle. It is a Baroque building with Neoclassical modifications. The castle complex includes the valuable Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk, which was added to the castle in 1739.^[5]

Notable people

Svatopluk Čech (1846–1908), writer
Gusta Fučíková (1903–1987), publisher and Communist politician

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historie obce Ostředek" (in Czech). Obec Ostředek. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
^ "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.
^ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-22.

External links

Official website

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

[2] "Historie obce Ostředek" (in Czech). Obec Ostředek. Retrieved 2023-02-22.

[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] "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-22.

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Ostředek
Municipality
Ostředek Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Ostředek Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°50′5″N 14°49′56″E / 49.83472°N 14.83222°E / 49.83472; 14.83222
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Benešov
First mentioned	1356
Area
• Total	12.97 km² (5.01 sq mi)
Elevation	442 m (1,450 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)^[1]
• Total	477
• Density	37/km² (95/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	257 24
Website	www.chopos.cz/ostredek-titulni-strana.html