Zásmuky is a town in
Kolín District
Kolín District () is a Okres, district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Kolín.
Administrative division
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in the
Central Bohemian Region
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of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 2,200 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Zásmuky consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
*Zásmuky (1,502)
*Doubravčany (175)
*Nesměň (178)
*Sobočice (147)
*Vršice (21)
Etymology
The origin and meaning of the name is unknown. It could be a pre-Slavic name, distorted into a Slavic form.
Geography
Zásmuky is located about southwest of
Kolín
Kolín (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urban monume ...
and east of
Prague
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. It lies mostly in the
Upper Sázava Hills
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* Shoe upper or ''vamp'', the part of a shoe on the top of the foot
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, only a small part of the municipal territory in the north extends into 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, ...
. The highest point is at above sea level. The
Výrovka
The Výrovka (also called Vavřinecký potok upstream) is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Elbe River. It flows through the Central Bohemian Region. It is long.
Characteristic
The Výrovka originates in the territory of Uhl ...
River flows through the municipal territory.
History
The first written mention of Zásmuky is from 1285. In 1542, during the rule of Adam of Říčany, the village was promoted to a town. From 1637 to 1948, Zásmuky was continuously owned by the Sternberg family.
Demographics
Transport
The I/2 road (the section from Prague to
Kutná Hora
Kutná Hora (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 22,000 inhabitants. The history of Kutná Hora is linked to silver mining, which made it a rich and rapidly developing town. The centre of Kutná Hora, i ...
) passes through the town.
Sights
The main landmark is the Zásmuky Castle. It was built in the first half of the 16th century. It is a Baroque building with late Renaissance elements and pseudo-Gothic façade. Today the castle is owned by descendants of the Sternberg family and it houses an exhibition about the town of Zásmuky. There is a castle park next to the castle, which is freely accessible.
The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was built in the neo-Romanesque style in 1900–1903. It was built on the site of an older church, from which a late Baroque chapel from the 18th century survived.
The Baroque complex of the former Franciscan monastery with the Church of the Stigmatization of St. Francis of Assisi was built in 1691–1694. Today it serves cultural and social purposes.
Notable people
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František Kmoch
František Kmoch (1 August 1848 – 30 April 1912) was a Czech composer and conductor.
Life and career
František Kmoch was born in Zásmuky near Kolín, Bohemia. His father was a tailor and a clarinetist who performed folk music. As a child, Fran ...
(1848–1912), composer and conductor
References
External links
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Cities and towns in the Czech Republic