Hvožďany is a municipality and village in

Příbram District Příbram District () is a Okres, district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Příbram. Administrative division Příbram District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Hvožďany consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Hvožďany (406) *Leletice (57) *Planiny (17) *Pozdyně (31) *Roželov (107) *Vacíkov (109)

Etymology

The name has the root in ''hvozd'', which is an old Czech word for 'forest'. The term ''hvožďan'' denoted a person who lives in a forest or near a forest.

Geography

Hvožďany is located about southwest of

Příbram Příbram (; or ''Przibram'') is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. It is known for its mining history, and more recently, its new venture into economic restructuring. The town is the t ...

and southwest 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 on the border between three nature regions:

Blatná Uplands Blatná (; ) is a town in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,700 inhabitants. It is known for a water castle in the centre of a fishpond, and a landscape garden around it. The historic town centr ...

(southwest, including the villages of Hvožďany and Pozdyně),

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 ...

(southeast, including Leletice) and Brdy Highlands (north). The highest point is at above sea level. The upper course of the Lomnice River flows through the woods in the northwestern part of the municipal territory. The brook Hvožďanský potok originates here and flows through the Hvožďany village. The southern part of the municipality is rich in fishponds.

History

The first written mention of Hvožďany is from 1352, when a fortress and a church already stood here. From 1408 to 1472, the village was owned by the Lords of Třemšín. Among the next owners were various less important knight families. From 1666 until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1848, Hvožďany belonged to the

Lnáře Lnáře () is a municipality and village in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. Administrative division Lnáře consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to ...

estate.

Demographics

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Hvožďany is the Church of Saint Procopius and the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the Gothic style in the first half of the 14th century, then it was extended in the Baroque style. Next to the church is a separate bell tower, built in 1687.

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