Nosálov (german: Nosadl) is a municipality and village in

Mělník District Mělník District ( cs, okres Mělník) is a district ('' okres'') within Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Mělník. Complete list of municipalities Býkev - Byšice - Chlumín - Chorušice - Chvatěrub ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 200 inhabitants. The village with well preserved examples of folk architecture is protected by law as a village monument reservation.

Administrative parts

The villages of Brusné 1.díl, Libovice and Příbohy are administrative parts of Nosálov.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Nosál, meaning "Nosál's (court)".

Geography

Nosálov is located about northeast of Mělník and north of

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. It lies on the border between the

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and Jizera Table. The highest point is the hill Vrátenská hora at above sea level. The western half of the municipal territory lies in the Kokořínsko – Máchův kraj Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Nosálov is from 1324.

Demographics

Transport

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

Sights

The village of Nosálov consists of a unique complex of original wooden cottages from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, so called hop houses. They are a remnant of the times when there was a hop-growing area. The village is protected as a village monument reservation. The Chapel of the Holy Trinity in the centre of Nosálov was built in 1808 and is a valuable example of a small village building of this period.

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