Březová-Oleško is a municipality in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.
Březová-Oleško | |
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 Hlavní street in Oleško | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Březová-Oleško Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°54′52″N 14°24′59″E / 49.91444°N 14.41639°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Prague-West |
| First mentioned | 1310 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.48 km2 (2.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 335 m (1,099 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,403 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 252 45 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts edit
The municipality is made up of the villages of Březová and Oleško.
Etymology edit
The name Březová is an adjective from bříza, i.e. 'birch'.[2] The name Oleško was probably derived from the personal name Oleš, which was a Czech variant of Alexius.[3]
Geography edit
Březová-Oleško is located about 19 kilometres (12 mi) south of Prague. It lies on the Prague Plateau on the right bank of the river Vltava. 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 edit
The first written mention of both villages is from 1310 (as part of a donation to the Ostrov Monastery, written in a deed of Pope Clement V).[4]
Demographics edit
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Transport edit
The municipality can be reached by regular transport from Prague, but it is impassable for cars as it is a dead end.[4]
Sights edit
There are no protected cultural monuments.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Březová-Oleško. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-západ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, okres Praha-západ". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
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