Čestín is a municipality and village in

Kutná Hora District Kutná Hora District () is a Okres, district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Kutná Hora. Administrative division Kutná Hora District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalit ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Čestín consists of nine municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Čestín (144) *Čenovice (50) *Čentice (14) *Kamenná Lhota (26) *Kasanice (53) *Kněž (28) *Milotice (31) *Morány (1) *Polipsy (78)

Geography

Čestín is located about southwest of

Kutná Hora Kutná Hora (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 22,000 inhabitants. The history of Kutná Hora is linked to silver mining, which made it a rich and rapidly developing town. The centre of Kutná Hora, i ...

and southeast 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 mostly in the

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, only the southwestern part of the municipal territory extends into the

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. The highest point is the hill Kopaniny at above sea level. The stream Čestínský potok originates here and flows across the municipality. The Sázava River briefly forms the southwestern municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Čestín is from around 1265, when it was named ''Čestín Kostel''. In 1389, a fortress was built here. In 1579, Čestín was promoted to a town by Emperor

Rudolf II Rudolf II (18 July 1552 – 20 January 1612) was Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Croatia (as Rudolf I, 1572–1608), King of Bohemia (1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria (1576–1608). He was a member of the H ...

. It ceased to be a town after World War II.

Demographics

Transport

The railway line

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–

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runs along the western municipal border. In this section is located the ''Kácov'' station, which primarily serves the neighbouring market town of

Kácov Kácov () is a market town in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. Administrative division Kácov consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 ce ...

Sights

Čestlín has two main landmarks, Čestín Castle and Church of Saints Peter and Paul. In 1575–1582, the original fortress was rebuilt to a large

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castle by Adam Slavata of Chlum. The castle was partly demolished in the 19th century. The Church of Saints Peter and Paul was built in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1859–1861. It replaced an old Romanesque church from the 13th century. The bells in the bell tower date from 1562.

Notable people

Vilém Slavata of Chlum Vilém Slavata z Chlumu a Košumberka (; ) (1 December 1572 – 19 January 1652) was a Czech nobleman from an old Bohemian family. As viceregent ''(místodržící)'' of Emperor Ferdinand II of Habsburg (from 1617) he became famous as co-victim, ...

(1572–1652), nobleman

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cestin Villages in Kutná Hora District