Jesenice () is a town in
Rakovník District
Rakovník District () is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Rakovník.
Administrative division
Rakovník District is formed by only one administrative district of municipality with extended ...
in the
Central Bohemian Region
The Central Bohemian Region ( ; ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative centre is in the Czech capital Prague, which lies in the centre of the regio ...
of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Jesenice consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
*Jesenice (1,497)
*Bedlno (15)
*Chotěšov (39)
*Kosobody (22)
*Podbořánky (30)
*Soseň (14)
Podbořánky forms an
exclave
An enclave is a territory that is entirely surrounded by the territory of only one other state or entity. An enclave can be an independent territory or part of a larger one. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is s ...
of the municipal territory.
Etymology
The name is derived from the adjective ''jesenná'' (from , i.e. '
ash') and originally denoted a meadow between ash trees or water flowing between ash trees.
Geography
Jesenice is located about west of
Rakovník
Rakovník (, ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.
Administrative division
Rakovník consists o ...
and west of
Prague
Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...
. It lies in the
Rakovník Uplands
Rakovník (, ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.
Administrative division
Rakovník consists o ...
. The highest point is the hill Obecní vrch at above sea level. The stream
Rakovnický potok
The Rakovnický potok is a stream in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Berounka River. It flows through the Central Bohemian Region. It is long.
Etymology
The name means "Rakovník stream".
Characteristic
The Rakovnický potok origina ...
flows through the municipality and supplies a system of fishponds there.
History
The first written mention of Jesenice is from 1321. It was probably founded in the 13th century. From the end of the 14th century until 1848, Jesenice was part of the
Petrohrad estate. The village was promoted to a town in 1409. At the end of the 15th century, a system of ponds was established here and fish farming began. Jesenice reached its greatest boom at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. After it lost its town status after
World War II
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, Jesenice became a town once again in 2008.
Demographics
Transport
Jesenice is located on the railway line Rakovník–
Bečov nad Teplou
Bečov nad Teplou () is a town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as urban monument zone.
Administrative div ...
.
Sights
The main landmark of Jesenice is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It was originally a fortified Romanesque church, from which the Romanesque tower has been preserved. From the 12th to the 18th century, the church was gradually modified and expanded with Baroque chapels.
The Church of Saint James the Great is located in Podbořánky. Its existence was first documented in 1367. The current appearance of the church dates from 1781, when it was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The late Baroque rectory next to the church dates from 1788.
References
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Populated places in Rakovník District
Cities and towns in the Czech Republic