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Čechy pod Kosířem is a municipality and village in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Čechy pod Kosířem
Municipality
View of Čechy pod Kosířem
Flag Coat of arms
Čechy pod Kosířem Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°33′4″N 17°2′16″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Prostějov
First mentioned	1141
Area
• Total	9.20 km2 (3.55 sq mi)
Elevation	275 m (902 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,045
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	798 58
Website	www.cechypk.cz

Geography

Čechy pod Kosířem is located about 10 km (6 mi) northwest of Prostějov and 15 km (9 mi) west of Olomouc. It lies in the Zábřeh Highlands. It is situated the foot of the Velký Kosíř hill (442 m (1,450 ft)), the top of which is located just outside the municipal territory.

History

The first written mention of Čechy pod Kosířem is in a deed of Bishop Jindřich Zdík from 1141. The most notable owners was the Silva-Tarouca noble family, which owned the manor with the castle from 1768 until 1945.[2]

Sights

The municipality is known for the Čechy pod Kosířem Castle. The original castle was built here in the 16th century. After it fell into disrepair, it was reconstructed in the 1820s. The today's appearance is from 1839–1846, when it was rebuilt in the Neoclassical, so-called "modernized Italian" style. Today there are several exhibitions of the Regional Museum in Olomouc.[3]

Even more important than the castle building is the castle park. It was founded in the 1820–1830s. It was adapted as a landscape area with a network of canals, footpaths and small architectural structures. Later, a brick tower with a battlement and a garden pavilion were added. The pavilion served the painter Josef Mánes as a studio, which visited the castle for more than twenty years and created his masterpieces. At the time of August Alexander Silva-Tarouca, today's terrain modeling of the park was created, including two ponds, and in 1853 an orangery was built next to the castle.[3]

Notable people

• Bedřich Silva-Tarouca (1816–1881), Catholic priest and nobleman
• Josef Mánes (1820–1871), painter; worked here
• Hugo Schenk (1849–1884), Austrian serial killer

Gallery

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  Lookout tower in the castle park
• 
  Church of Saint John the Baptist

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Čechy pod Kosířem

Čechy pod Kosířem (deutsch Czech, 1939–1945: Tschech) ist eine 13 km nordwestlich von Prostějov entfernte Gemeinde mit 1000 Einwohnern unter dem Hügel Kosíř. Sie ist bekannt durch ihr klassizistisches Schloss, ein Feuerwehrmuseum und ein Kutschenmuseum. Die Geschichte des Schlosses ist mit dem Leben von Josef Mánes verbunden, der auf Einladung von Friedrich Graf von Silva-Tarouca in diesem Hanna-Gebiet weilte.

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- [en] Čechy pod Kosířem

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