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Stochov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈstoxof]; German: Stochau) is a town in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,300 inhabitants.

Stochov
Town
Town hall
Stochov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°8′47″N 13°57′49″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictKladno
First mentioned1316
Government
  MayorRoman Foršt
Area
  Total9.54 km2 (3.68 sq mi)
Elevation
448 m (1,470 ft)
Population
 (2022-01-01)[1]
  Total5,348
  Density560/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
273 03
Websitewww.stochov.cz

Administrative parts


Vllages of Čelechovice and Honice are administrative parts of Stochov.


Etymology


According to legend, the name is derived from sto chův (i.e. "hundred nannies") and refers to nannies, who take care here of young Saint Wenceslaus.[2] In fact, the name is derived from the personal name Stoch, who had a court here.[3]


Geography


Nové Strašecí is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Kladno and 29 kilometres (18 mi) west of Prague. It lies in the geomorphological mesoregion Džbán.


History


The first written mention of Stochov is from 1316. It used to be a small village until the second half of 20th century, when a large housing estate was built west of Stochov to accommodate the increasing number of people working in coal mines in the Kladno area in the 1950s and 1960s. Subsequently, Stochov gained town status in 1967.[4]


Demographics


Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869909    
1880880−3.2%
1890880+0.0%
1900985+11.9%
19101,119+13.6%
YearPop.±%
19211,096−2.1%
19301,263+15.2%
19501,102−12.7%
19614,333+293.2%
19706,561+51.4%
YearPop.±%
19806,131−6.6%
19915,425−11.5%
20015,397−0.5%
20115,398+0.0%
20215,279−2.2%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport


Saint Wenceslaus' Oak
Saint Wenceslaus' Oak

The town is located on a railway line leading from Prague to Kladno and Rakovník. There is a train station which is served by regional trains.

The D6 motorway runs next to the town.


Sights


According to legend, Saint Wenceslaus was born in Stochov and his grandmother Saint Ludmila then planted an oak tree to commemorate this event. The aged and half withered oak tree, estimated to be about 700–1,000 years old and called Saint Wenceslaus' Oak (Svatováclavský dub), is the main sight of the town, and is considered to be one of the oldest and most significant trees in the Czech Republic.[7][8]

A sandstone statue of St. Wenceslaus from 1887 stands in front of the oak tree.[8]


Twin towns – sister cities


Stochov is twinned with:[9]


References


  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.
  2. "Svatý Václav se narodil u nás, tvrdí obyvatelé Stochova na Kladensku" (in Czech). iDnes. 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  3. Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 173.
  4. "Historie" (in Czech). Město Stochov. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  5. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kladno" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
  6. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  7. "Svatováclavský dub ve Stochově" (in Czech). BOTANY.cz. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  8. "Dub svatého Václava ve Stochově" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  9. "Partnerství" (in Czech). Město Stochov. Retrieved 2020-08-13.



На других языках


[de] Stochov

Stochov (deutsch Stochau, auch Stochow) ist eine Stadt in Tschechien. Sie liegt zehn Kilometer westlich von Kladno und gehört zum Okres Kladno.
- [en] Stochov



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