Horoměřice

Horoměřice
Municipality
Horoměřice Castle
Horoměřice Castle
Flag of Horoměřice
Flag
Coat of arms of Horoměřice
Coat of arms
Horoměřice is located in Czech Republic
Horoměřice
Horoměřice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°7′54″N 14°20′20″E / 50.13167°N 14.33889°E / 50.13167; 14.33889
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictPrague-West
First mentioned1088
Government
 • MayorJan Herčík
Area
 • Total
8.05 km2 (3.11 sq mi)
Elevation
308 m (1,010 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
5,405
 • Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
252 62
Websitewww.horomerice.cz

Horoměřice is a municipality and village in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,400 inhabitants, which makes it the most populous municipality in the country without the town status.

Geography

Horoměřice is situated northwest of Prague, in its immediate vicinity. It lies in an agricultural landscape of the Prague Plateau.

History

The first written mention of Horoměřice is from 1273. Back then it was owned by the Strahov Monastery. The monastery lost the village during the Hussite Wars in 1421, but after changing hands several times, the monastery owned it continuously from 1598 until establishment of the municipality.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869871—    
1880957+9.9%
18901,221+27.6%
19001,270+4.0%
19101,268−0.2%
YearPop.±%
19211,269+0.1%
19301,649+29.9%
19501,530−7.2%
19611,616+5.6%
19701,614−0.1%
YearPop.±%
19801,698+5.2%
19911,645−3.1%
20012,042+24.1%
20113,860+89.0%
20215,151+33.4%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

In the municipality is a simple castle from the 18th century, which belonged to the Strahov Monastery until 1945. Today it is owned by the municipality, which intends to reconstruct and use it for social and cultural purposes.[5]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Horoměřice. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Horoměřice chtějí opravit svůj zámek" (in Czech). Praha TV. 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
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