Praskolesy

Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic
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49°51′57″N 13°56′0″E / 49.86583°N 13.93333°E / 49.86583; 13.93333Country Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictBerounFirst mentioned1216Area
 • Total5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi)Elevation
316 m (1,037 ft)Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total900 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
267 54
Websitewww.praskolesy.cz

Praskolesy is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869785—    
1880818+4.2%
1890870+6.4%
1900910+4.6%
1910984+8.1%
1921994+1.0%
19301,127+13.4%
1950975−13.5%
19611,000+2.6%
1970918−8.2%
1980881−4.0%
1991830−5.8%
2001796−4.1%
2011867+8.9%
2021892+2.9%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Transport

Praskolesy is located on the railway line Plzeň–Beroun.[4]

Notable people

  • Josef Nešvera (1842–1914), composer
  • Alfred Seifert (1850–1901), Bohemian-German painter
  • Jiří Weil (1900–1959), writer and literary critic

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Beroun" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  4. ^ "Detail stanice Praskolesy" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-01-29.

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