Čtyřkoly

Čtyřkoly
Čtyřkoly
Municipality
	Centre of Čtyřkoly
	Čtyřkoly Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°52′7″N 14°43′11″E / 49.86861°N 14.71972°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Benešov
First mentioned	1549
Area
• Total	2.88 km2 (1.11 sq mi)
Elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	783
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	257 22
Website	www.ctyrkoly.cz

Čtyřkoly is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The village of Javorník is an administrative part of Čtyřkoly.

Etymology[edit]

The name is derived from the word combination čtyři kola, meaning "four wheels". In the place where the village was founded, there was originally a mill with four wheels.^[2]

Geography[edit]

Čtyřkoly is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) north of Benešov and 24 km (15 mi) southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is a hill at 364 m (1,194 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Sázava River. The stream Zaječický potok flows through the municipality into the Sázava.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Čtyřkoly is from 1549. The railway was built in 1871.^[3]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	467	—
1880	334	−28.5%
1890	293	−12.3%
1900	296	+1.0%
1910	332	+12.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	347	+4.5%
1930	354	+2.0%
1950	398	+12.4%
1961	375	−5.8%
1970	331	−11.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	279	−15.7%
1991	215	−22.9%
2001	275	+27.9%
2011	634	+130.5%
2021	845	+33.3%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport[edit]

The I/3 road (part of the European route E55), which connects the D1 motorway with Tábor and further continues as the D3 motorway, passes through the municipality.

Čtyřkoly is located on the railway line Prague–Benešov.^[6]

Sights[edit]

Čtyřkoly is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is the locality where the Čtyřkoly Castle stood. The castle was built in the 13th or 14th century. Only landscaping and the floor plan survived from the ruin.^[7]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 358.
^ "Historie a současnost" (in Czech). Obec Čtyřkoly. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Benešov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Čtyřkoly" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Čtyřkoly". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-07.

External links[edit]

Official website

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

[2] Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 358.

[3] "Historie a současnost" (in Czech). Obec Čtyřkoly. Retrieved 2024-06-07.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Benešov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "Detail stanice Čtyřkoly" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-06-07.

[7] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Čtyřkoly". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-07.

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