Stehelčeves

Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic

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50°10′18″N 14°11′27″E / 50.17167°N 14.19083°E / 50.17167; 14.19083Country

Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictKladnoFirst mentioned1316Area

• Total4.98 km² (1.92 sq mi)Elevation

276 m (906 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,117 • Density220/km² (580/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

273 42

Websitewww.obecstehelceves.cz

Stehelčeves is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Geography

Stehelčeves is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Kladno and 22 km (14 mi) northwest of Prague. It lies in the Prague Plateau. An artificial hill known as Buštěhrad slag heap is located in the southern part of the municipality. The stream Dřetovický potok flows through the municipality and supplies Vrapický Pond.

History

The first written mention of Stehelčeves is from 1316. At the beginning of the 16th century, the village was acquired by the Kolowrat family.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	765	—
1880	850	+11.1%
1890	872	+2.6%
1900	1,087	+24.7%
1910	1,196	+10.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,117	−6.6%
1930	1,013	−9.3%
1950	789	−22.1%
1961	746	−5.4%
1970	624	−16.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	568	−9.0%
1991	474	−16.5%
2001	504	+6.3%
2011	743	+47.4%
2021	1,140	+53.4%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

The D7 motorway runs along the eastern municipal border.

Sights

Stehelčeves is poor in monuments. There used to be a chapel from the first half of the 18th century, but it was destroyed by vandals in the 1950s.^[2] There are remnants of an eneolithic hillfort called Homolka, which have been archaeologically explored.^[5]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Stehelčeves. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kladno" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Stehelčeves". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-05.