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Šestajovice | |
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  Šestajovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°6′27″N 14°40′53″E / 50.10750°N 14.68139°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Prague-East |
| First mentioned | 1227 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.42 km2 (2.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 254 m (833 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 4,113 |
| • Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 250 92 |
| Website | www |
Šestajovice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,100 inhabitants.
Etymology
[edit]The initial name of the settlement was Sestojovice. The name was derived from the personal name Sestoj.[2]
Geography
[edit]Šestajovice is located east of Prague, in its immediate vicinity. It is urbanistically fused with Prague-Klánovice. It lies in a flat landscape of the Central Elbe Table.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Šestajovice is from 1227. From 1227 until the Hussite Wars, the village was property of the Knights of the Cross with the Red Star from the Zderaz Monastery in Prague; then the owners often changed.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
[edit]The D11 motorway from Prague to Hradec Králové passes through the municipality.
Sights
[edit]Šestajovice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a sandstone cross, which dates from 1779.[6] A landmark is also the belfry in the centre of the village.
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). p. 278.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Šestajovice. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ "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 Šestajovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
External links
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