Rosovice is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Rosovice | |
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Coordinates: 49°45′24″N 14°6′32″E / 49.75667°N 14.10889°E | |
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Region | Central Bohemian |
District | Příbram |
First mentioned | 1305 |
Area | |
• Total | 25.31 km2 (9.77 sq mi) |
Elevation | 428 m (1,404 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 885 |
• Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 262 11 |
Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Sychrov is an administrative part of Rosovice.
Geography
editRosovice is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Příbram and 35 km (22 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies mostly in the Brdy Highlands, only a small part of the municipal territory in the southeast extends into the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 574 m (1,883 ft) above sea level. The village of Sychrov is situated on the shore of the Sychrovský Pond, supplied by the brook Sychrovský potok.
History
editThe first written mention of Rosovice is from 1305. From around 1600, the area was part of the Dobříš estate and shared its owners.[2]
Demographics
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Source: Censuses[3][4] |
Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
editThe main landmark of Rosovice is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It is a modern church, which dates from 1913.[5]
Notable people
edit- Joseph Asherman (1889–1968), Israeli gynecologist
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Rosovice. pp. 2–4. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla (Rosovice, Česko)" (in Czech). Středočeská vědecká knihovna v Kladně. Retrieved 2023-04-18.