Kaceřov (German: Katzengrün) is a municipality and village in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Kaceřov | |
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 Centre of Kaceřov | |
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  Kaceřov Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°8′57″N 12°30′16″E / 50.14917°N 12.50444°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Karlovy Vary |
| District | Sokolov |
| First mentioned | 1312 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.72 km2 (2.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 427 m (1,401 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 417 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 357 51 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Horní Pochlovice is an administrative part of Kaceřov.
Geography
editKaceřov is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Sokolov and 26 km (16 mi) southwest of Karlovy Vary. It lies on the border of the Cheb Basin and Sokolov Basin. The highest point is the hill Bučina at 501 m (1,644 ft) above sea level. The stream Libocký potok flows through the municipality.
History
editThe first written mention of Kaceřov is from 1312, when it was acquired by the Waldsassen Abbey. The most important owners of the estate were the Pergler of Perglas family. They held Kaceřov from the 1470s until the end of the 18th century.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
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The most important monument is the Kaceřov Castle with a park and castle pond. It is an example of a one-storey baroque rural feudal residence. The oldest monument in the municipality is the torso of the Marian column. Other smaller monuments are the statue of Saint Anthony of Padua from 1719 and the late baroque column of the Holy Trinity from 1777.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Kaceřov. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Památky obce" (in Czech). Obec Kaceřov. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
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