Okrouhlo

Okrouhlo
Okrouhlo
Municipality
	Centre of Okrouhlo
	Okrouhlo Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°55′8″N 14°26′51″E / 49.91889°N 14.44750°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-West
First mentioned	1228
Area
• Total	8.32 km2 (3.21 sq mi)
Elevation	333 m (1,093 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	808
• Density	97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	254 01
Website	www.okrouhlo.cz

Okrouhlo is a municipality and village in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Zahořany is an administrative part of Okrouhlo.

Etymology

The name is derived from the Czech word okrouhlý (i.e. 'rounded'). According to one theory, it was the shape of the charcoal piles that were built here. According to another theory, the name was derived from the shaping of the wood used to support the shafts of the nearby gold mines.^[2]

Geography

Okrouhlo is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Prague Plateau. The highest point is at 378 m (1,240 ft) above sea level. The stream Zahořanský potok flows along the eastern and southern municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Okrouhlo is in a deed of St. George's Convent at Prague Castle from 1228, according to which the village is a property of the Ostrov Monastery in Davle.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	432	—
1880	483	+11.8%
1890	536	+11.0%
1900	515	−3.9%
1910	545	+5.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	564	+3.5%
1930	549	−2.7%
1950	461	−16.0%
1961	466	+1.1%
1970	429	−7.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	400	−6.8%
1991	370	−7.5%
2001	470	+27.0%
2011	657	+39.8%
2021	831	+26.5%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

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

Sights

Okrouhlo is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a homestead that is a valuable example of the original village architecture.^[5]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b "Historie a současnost" (in Czech). Obec Okrouhlo. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
^ "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 Okrouhlo". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-19.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[history-2] "Historie a současnost" (in Czech). Obec Okrouhlo. Retrieved 2024-02-19.

[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] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Okrouhlo". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-19.

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