Kolešovice is a municipality and village in

Rakovník District Rakovník District ( cs, okres Rakovník) 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 munici ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Heřmanov and Zderaz are administrative parts of Kolešovice.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Koleš, meaning "the village of Koleš's people".

Geography

Kolešovice is located about northwest of

Rakovník Rakovník (, german: Rakonitz) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 15,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts Rakovník ...

and west of

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. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the

Rakovník Uplands Rakovník (, german: Rakonitz) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 15,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts Rakovník ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The Kolešovický Stream flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Kolešovice is from 1318. The most notable owners of the village were the

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, who held it from 1375 to 1541, and the Wallis family, who bought the estate in 1720 and owned it until 1945.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The local fortress from the 14th century was rebuilt into a Renaissance residence in the mid-16th century, but it burned down in 1707. In 1724, a new aristocrastic residence, today called Old Castle, was built. The New Castle was built next to it after 1744. Today the pseudo-Renaissance buildings houses a retirement home. The Church of Saints Peter and Paul is the second landmark of Kolešovice. It was first mentioned in 1352. The current Baroque church was built in 1706–1708.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kolesovice Villages in Rakovník District