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Benešov
Benešov (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 17,000 inhabitants. The town is known for the Konopiště Castle. Administrative division Benešov consists of 15 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Benešov (15,232) *Baba (1) *Bedrč (127) *Boušice (49) *Buková Lhota (127) *Červený Dvůr (14) *Chvojen (12) *Dlouhé Pole (114) *Konopiště (54) *Mariánovice (203) *Okrouhlice (66) *Pomněnice (63) *Radíkovice (13) *Úročnice (246) *Vidlákova Lhota (48) Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Beneš. Geography Benešov is located about southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill U Vlčí jámy at above sea level. The stream Benešovský potok flows through the town. In the western part of the municipal territory are situated the fishponds Konopišťský rybník and Jarkovický rybník. History The area of Benešov began to be settled in ...
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Benešov District
Benešov District () is a Okres, district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Benešov. Administrative division Benešov District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extended competence, administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Benešov, Vlašim and Votice. List of municipalities Towns are marked in bold and market towns in ''italics'': Benešov – Bernartice (Benešov District), Bernartice – Bílkovice – Blažejovice – Borovnice (Benešov District), Borovnice – Bukovany (Benešov District), Bukovany – Bystřice (Benešov District), Bystřice – Čakov (Benešov District), Čakov – ''Čechtice'' – Čerčany – Červený Újezd (Benešov District), Červený Újezd – ''Český Šternberk'' – Chářovice – Chleby (Benešov District), Chleby – Chlístov (Benešov District), Chlístov – Chlum (Benešov District), Chlum – Chmelná – Chocerady – ...
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Benešov U Prahy Railway Station
Benešov u Prahy () is a railway station in Benešov in the Czech Republic. it is located on the Benešov–České Budějovice railway, Prague–Benešov railway and Benešov–Trhový Štěpánov railway. The train services are operated by České dráhy České dráhy (English: ''Czech Railways''), often shortened to ČD, is the major Rail transport, railway operator in the Czech Republic providing regional and long-distance services. The company was established in January 1993, shortly after .... History The railway station was opened in 1871. Protection The building of the railway station is protected as a cultural monument. Train services The following services currently call at the station: *Prague – Benešov – Tábor – Soběslav – Veselí nad Lužnicí – České Budějovice *S9 Prague – Říčany – Strančice – Mirošovice – Čerčany – Benešov *Osobní (local stopping service) Benešov – Postupice – Vlašim – Trhový Štěpánov ...
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Benešov Uplands
The Benešov Uplands or Benešov Hills () are uplands and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Central Bohemian Region. It belongs to the largest mesoregions in the country. It is named after Benešov, which is the most populated town in the territory. Geomorphology The Benešov Uplands is a mesoregion of the Central Bohemian Hills within the Bohemian Massif. It is a rugged hilly area with erosional denudation relief, tectonically disturbed, with distinct structural ridges and inselbergs. The uplands are further subdivided into the microregions of Březnice Uplands and Dobříš Uplands. There are a lot of medium-high hills. The highest peaks are located in the southwestern part of the territory. The highest peaks of the Benešov Uplands are: *Stráž, *Pteč, *Hrby, *Špalková hora, *Drahenický vrch, *Levín, *Vraneč, *Kozí vrch, *Mumlin, *Holý vrch, Geography The Benešov Uplands stretches from southwest to nor ...
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Vlašim
Vlašim (; ) is a town in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. Vlašim is known for the Vlašim Castle and its English landscape garden, English park. Administrative division Vlašim consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Vlašim (9,990) *Bolina (408) *Domašín (618) *Hrazená Lhota (57) *Nesperská Lhota (80) *Polánka (28) *Znosim (103) Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Vlašim, meaning "Vlašim's (property)". Geography Vlašim is located about southeast of Benešov and southeast of Prague. It lies in the Vlašim Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level. The Blanice (Sázava), Blanice River flows through the town. Climate Vlašim's climate is classified as humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification, Köppen: ''Cfb''; Trewartha climate classification, Trewartha: ''Dobk''). Among them, the annual average temperature ...
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