Vestec is a municipality and village in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,100 inhabitants.
Vestec | |
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 Vídeňská street | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Vestec Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°58′50″N 14°30′18″E / 49.98056°N 14.50500°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Prague-West |
| First mentioned | 1360 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.72 km2 (1.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 327 m (1,073 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 3,120 |
| • Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 252 50 |
| Website | vestec |
Etymology
editThe name is derived from the word ves, i.e. 'village'.[2]
Geography
editVestec is located south of Prague, in its immediate vicinity. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Prague Plateau. In the centre of the municipality is Vestecký pond, supplied by a brook called Olšanský potok.
History
editThe first written mention of Vestec is in a deed of King Charles IV from 1360. The village was then a part of the Kostelec estate (today Zbořený Kostelec within Týnec nad Sázavou). From 1454, Vestec was a property of the Old Town of Prague. From the 17th century until the establishment of an independent municipality, Vestec belonged to the Dolní Břežany estate and was owned mainly by the Prague archbishopric.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe D0 motorway (part of the European route E50) runs south of Vestec, just outside the municipal territory.
Sights
editThere are no cultural monuments in the municipality.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). pp. 529–531.
- ^ "Historie obce Vestec" (in Czech). Obec Vestec. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Vestec". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
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