Ostředek is a municipality and village in

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 wit ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Ostředek consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Ostředek (348) *Bělčice (17) *Mžižovice (27) *Třemošnice (73) *Vráž (1)

Geography

Ostředek is located about northeast of

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 ...

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 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 at above sea level. The brook Ostředecký potok originates here, flows across the municipality and supplies there a system of fishponds.

History

The first written mention of Ostředek is from 1356.

Demographics

Transport

The D1 motorway from Prague to

Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...

runs through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Ostředek is the Ostředek Castle. It is a Baroque building with Neoclassical modifications. The castle complex includes the valuable Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk, which was added to the castle in 1739.

Notable people

Svatopluk Čech Svatopluk Čech (21 February 1846 – 23 February 1908) was a Czechs, Czech writer, journalist and poet. Biography Čech was born in Ostředek. He studied at Gymnasium (school), gymnasium in Prague, then studied law, and later worked in the jour ...

(1846–1908), writer * Gusta Fučíková (1903–1987), publisher and Communist politician

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ostredek Villages in Benešov District