Å estajovice is a municipality and village in
Prague-East District
Prague-East District () is a Okres, district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Prague. The most populated town of the district is Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav.
Administrative division
Prague-East District i ...
in the
Central Bohemian Region
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of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 4,200 inhabitants.
Etymology
The initial name of the settlement was Sestojovice. The name was derived from the personal name Sestoj.
Geography
Å estajovice is located east 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 ...
, in its immediate vicinity. It is urbanistically fused with Prague-
Klánovice
Klánovice () is a municipal district () and cadastral area () in Prague, Czechia. Originally a village (since 1878), later a municipality (since 1920), it became a district of Prague in 1974.
It is located at the eastern limit of the city and ...
. It lies in a flat landscape of the
Central Elbe Table
The Central Elbe Table () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Central Bohemian Region, but due to its size, it also extends to other regions. The axis of the plateau is the Elbe River, ...
.
History
The first written mention of Å estajovice is from 1227. From 1227 until the
Hussite Wars
The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were a series of civil wars fought between the Hussites and the combined Catholic forces of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, a ...
, the village was property of the
Knights of the Cross with the Red Star
The Knights of the Cross with the Red Star (, , , postnominal initials: O.Cr., O.Crucig.), also known as the Military Order of the Crusaders of the Red Star is a Catholic religious order present in the Czech Republic and Austria. It is the only re ...
from the Zderaz Monastery in Prague; then the owners often changed.
Demographics
Transport
The
D11 motorway from Prague to
Hradec Králové
Hradec Králové (; ) is a city of the Czech Republic. It has about 94,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Hradec Králové Region. The historic centre of Hradec Králové is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech R ...
passes through the municipality.
Sights
Å estajovice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a sandstone cross, which dates from 1779.
A landmark is also the belfry in the centre of the village.
Notable people
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JaromÃr Bosák (born 1965), sports commentator and journalist; lives here
References
External links
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Villages in Prague-East District