Milešov 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 300 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Milešov consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Milešov (209) *Klenovice (91) *Přední Chlum (22)

Geography

Milešov is located about southeast 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 south 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 in the

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 ...

. The highest point is the hill Bukovec at above sea level. The western and northern municipal border is formed by the

Vltava The Vltava ( , ; ) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Elbe River. It runs southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, and Prague. It is com ...

River, respectively by the Orlík and Kamýk reservoirs, built on the Vltava.

History

The first written mention of Milešov is from 1323. The village was founded in the 14th century as a result of gold and

antimony Antimony is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol Sb () and atomic number 51. A lustrous grey metal or metalloid, it is found in nature mainly as the sulfide mineral stibnite (). Antimony compounds have been known since ancient t ...

mining in the area.

Demographics

Transport

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

Sights

The main historical landmark of Milešov is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the neo-Gothic style in 1903–1905. Destinov Mansion was built in the mid-19th century for Emanuel Kittl, who owned local mines and is known as the father of

Emmy Destinn Emmy Destinn ( (); 26 February 1878 – 28 January 1930) was a Czech operatic dramatic soprano. She had a career both in Europe and at the New York Metropolitan Opera. She was one of the greatest opera singers of the 19th and 20th centuries. ...

. The romantic mansion was rebuilt for recreational purposes in the 20th century.

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