Horoměřice is a municipality and village in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,100 inhabitants.
Horoměřice | |
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 Horoměřice Castle | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Horoměřice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°7′54″N 14°20′20″E / 50.13167°N 14.33889°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Prague-West |
| First mentioned | 1088 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jan Herčík |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.05 km2 (3.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 308 m (1,010 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,080 |
| • Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 252 62 |
| Website | www |
Geography edit
Horoměřice is situated northwest of Prague, in its immediate vicinity. It lies in an agricultural landscape of the Prague Plateau.
History edit
The first written mention of Horoměřice is from 1273. Back then it was owned by the Strahov Monastery. The monastery lost the village during the Hussite Wars in 1421, but after changing hands several times, the monastery owned it continuously from 1598 until establishment of the municipality.[2]
Demographics edit
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Sights edit
There is a simple castle from the 18th century, which belonged to the Strahov Monastery until 1945. Today it is owned by the municipality, which intends to reconstruct and use it for social and cultural purposes.[5]
Notable people edit
- Benedikt Roezl (1824–1885), traveller, gardener and botanist
References edit
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Horoměřice. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-západ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Horoměřice chtějí opravit svůj zámek" (in Czech). Praha TV. 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
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