Starkoč is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Starkoč | |
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 Centre of Starkoč with the municipal office | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Starkoč Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°56′14″N 15°30′27″E / 49.93722°N 15.50750°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Kutná Hora |
| First mentioned | 1355 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.09 km2 (1.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 154 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (98/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 286 01 |
| Website | www |
Geography
editStarkoč is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of Kutná Hora and 21 km (13 mi) southwest of Pardubice. It lies in an agricultural landscape of the Central Elbe Table. The streams Starkočský potok and Čertovka flow through the municipality.
History
editThe first written mention of Starkoč is from 1355. Until the 17th century, it was owned by various local noble families. After the Battle of White Mountain, it was acquired by the Trčka of Lípa family. In 1663, when Starkoč already belonged to the Žehušice estate, the estate was bought by the Thun und Hohenstein family.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe I/17 road (the section from Chrudim to Čáslav) passes through the southern part of the municipal territory.
Sights
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The main landmark of Starkoč is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is a replica of the type of church designed in 1732 by the architect Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer for other two villages in Bohemia. It was built in 1738 on the site of an old church from the mid-14th century.[2][5]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Starkoč. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ "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 Nanebevzetí Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
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