Zákolany is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Zákolany
Municipality
General view of the village
Flag Coat of arms
Zákolany Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°11′49″N 14°14′56″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kladno
First mentioned	1282
Area
• Total	5.68 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Elevation	235 m (771 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	601
• Density	110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	273 28
Website	www.zakolany.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Kováry and Trněný Újezd are administrative parts of Zákolany.

Geography

Zákolany is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Prague. The municipality lies in the Prague Plateau, in the valley of the Zákolanský Stream.

History

The first written mention of Zákolany is from 1282.[2]

Sights

Zákolany is known for Budeč, which was a 22 hectares (54 acres) large gord founded by the first members of the Přemyslid dynasty. The Rotunda of Saints Peter and Paul was built here after 895. The nave of the rotunda is the oldest preserved building in the Czech Republic.[3]

Notable people

• Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (c. 907 – c. 935), saint; studied in Budeč
• Antonín Zápotocký (1884–1957), communist politician, president of Czechoslovakia in 1953–1957

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zákolany.

• Official website

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