Vlašim (; german: Wlaschim) is a town in

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in the

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of the

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. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. Vlašim is known for its castle and English style park.

Administrative parts

Villages of Bolina, Domašín, Hrazená Lhota, Nesperská Lhota, Polánka and Znosim are administrative parts of Vlašim.

Geography

Vlašim lies about southeast of

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. It is situated in the Vlašim Uplands on the Blanice river.

History

The castle is Vlašim was probably built in 1303 by Hynek of Vlašim. The first written mention of the castle and therefore of Vlašim is from 1318.

Demographics

Economy

Commuting to Prague is very common in Vlašim. The most significant engineering factory in Vlašim is Sellier & Bellot, manufacturing ammunition. Packaging machinery companies are also successful worldwide and employ local people.

Transport

Vlašim is situated on the

Benešov Benešov (; german: Beneschau; also known as Benešov u Prahy) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The town is known for the Konopiště Castle. Administrative parts Villages of Baba, ...

–

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railway line. Vlašim aerodrome, LKVL, has been re-opened in 2019 for national public traffic.

Culture

The castle park hosts an annual festival on 1 May, which is a public holiday in the Czech Republic.

Sport

The town is home to an

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team, FC Sellier & Bellot Vlašim, which plays in the Czech National Football League, the second tier of Czech football.

Sights

The Vlašim Castle is the main landmark of the town. The original Gothic castle was rebuilt in the 16th century. It is surrounded with an

English landscape garden The English landscape garden, also called English landscape park or simply the English garden (french: Jardin à l'anglaise, it, Giardino all'inglese, german: Englischer Landschaftsgarten, pt, Jardim inglês, es, Jardín inglés), is a sty ...

with many pieces of romantic architecture such as the Chinese pavilion, Old castle and its three gates. The Church of Saint Giles is a late Gothic building from 1522–1523.

Notable people

Jan Očko of Vlašim Jan Očko of Vlašim ( cs, Jan Očko z Vlašimi; Jan VIII as the Bishop of Olomouc) (? – died 1380), from the family of the House of Vlašim, was the second Archbishop of Prague (1364–1378). He was the uncle to his successor Jan of Jenštejn ...

(?–1380), Archbishop of Prague * Miluše Poupětová (born 1963), artist * Marcela Krinke-Susmelj (born 1965), Czech-Swiss dressage rider *

Luboš Kozel Luboš Kozel (born 16 March 1971) is a Czech football manager and former player. Following a playing career where he was associated with Slavia Prague, he spent seven years as manager of FK Dukla Prague, overseeing their transition from the Secon ...

(born 1971), football player and manager * Libor Procházka (born 1974), ice hockey player * Stanislav Vlček (born 1976), footballer * Michal Rozsíval (born 1978), ice hockey player *

Michal Řepík Michal Řepík (born 31 December 1988) is a Czech professional ice hockey left winger. He is currently under contract with HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). Repik was selected by the Florida Panthers in the 2nd round (40th overall) ...

(born 1988), ice hockey player

References

External links

* (in Czech)
History of Vlašim Family
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vlasim Populated places in Benešov District Cities and towns in the Czech Republic