Horoměřice

50°7′54″N 14°20′20″E / 50.13167°N 14.33889°E / 50.13167; 14.33889Country Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictPrague-WestFirst mentioned1088Government • MayorJan HerčíkArea • Total8.05 km² (3.11 sq mi)Elevation308 m (1,010 ft)Population • Total5,080 • Density630/km² (1,600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitewww.horomerice.cz

Horoměřice is a municipality and village in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,100 inhabitants.

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

Year Pop. ±% 1869 871 —     1880 957 +9.9% 1890 1,221 +27.6% 1900 1,270 +4.0% 1910 1,268 −0.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,269 +0.1% 1930 1,649 +29.9% 1950 1,530 −7.2% 1961 1,616 +5.6% 1970 1,614 −0.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,698 +5.2% 1991 1,645 −3.1% 2001 2,042 +24.1% 2011 3,860 +89.0% 2021 5,151 +33.4%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Sights

There 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

• Benedikt Roezl (1824–1885), traveller, gardener and botanist

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