Březová-Oleško

Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic

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49°54′52″N 14°24′59″E / 49.91444°N 14.41639°E / 49.91444; 14.41639Country

Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictPrague-WestFirst mentioned1310Area

• Total6.48 km² (2.50 sq mi)Elevation

335 m (1,099 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,403 • Density220/km² (560/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

252 45

Websitewww.brezova-olesko.cz

Březová-Oleško is a municipality in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The municipality is made up of the villages of Březová and Oleško.

Etymology

The name Březová is an adjective from bříza, i.e. 'birch'.^[2] The name Oleško was probably derived from the personal name Oleš, which was a Czech variant of Alexius.^[3]

Geography

Březová-Oleško is located about 19 kilometres (12 mi) south of Prague. It lies on the Prague Plateau on the right bank of the river Vltava. The highest point is the hill V Hoře at 392 m (1,286 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on a promontory delimited by the valleys of the Vltava and the stream Zahořanský potok.

History

The first written mention of both villages is from 1310 (as part of a donation to the Ostrov Monastery, written in a deed of Pope Clement V).^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	195	—
1880	209	+7.2%
1890	254	+21.5%
1900	239	−5.9%
1910	217	−9.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	211	−2.8%
1930	254	+20.4%
1950	398	+56.7%
1961	434	+9.0%
1970	366	−15.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	302	−17.5%
1991	254	−15.9%
2001	372	+46.5%
2011	929	+149.7%
2021	1,473	+58.6%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Transport

The municipality can be reached by regular transport from Prague, but it is impassable for cars as it is a dead end.^[4]

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments.^[7]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). pp. 188–189.
^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 266.
^ ^a ^b "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Březová-Oleško. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-západ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, okres Praha-západ". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-05-31.