Ostředek is a municipality and village in

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in the

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of the

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. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Villages of Bělčice, Mžižovice, Třemošnice and Vráž are administrative parts of Ostředek.

Geography

Ostředek is located about northeast of Benešov and southeast of

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. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level. The Ostředecký Brook originates here, flows across the municipality and supplies a system of ponds.

History

The first written mention of Ostředek is from 1356.

Transport

The D1 motorway from Prague to

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leads across the municipality.

Sights

The landmark of Ostředek is the Ostředek Castle. It is a Baroque building with Neoclassical modifications. The castle complex includes the valuable Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk, which was added to the castle in 1739.

Notable people

Svatopluk Čech Svatopluk Čech (21 February 1846 in Ostředek near Benešov – 23 February 1908 in Prague) was a Czech writer, journalist and poet. Biography Čech studied at gymnasium (secondary school) in Prague, then studied law, and later worked in the jo ...

(1846–1908), writer *

Gusta Fučíková Gusta Fučíková, born ''Gusta (Augusta) Kodeřičová'' (28 August 1903 Ostředek – 25 March 1987), was a Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak publicist and editor, politician of the Czechoslovak Communist Party, an activist of women's and left-wing pe ...

(1903–1987), publisher and Communist politician

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ostredek Villages in Benešov District