Šestajovice
Municipality
Belfry
Belfry
Flag of Šestajovice
Flag
Coat of arms of Šestajovice
Coat of arms
Šestajovice is located in Czech Republic
Šestajovice
Šestajovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°6′27″N 14°40′53″E / 50.10750°N 14.68139°E / 50.10750; 14.68139
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictPrague-East
First mentioned1227
Government
 • MayorRoman Hrdlic
Area
 • Total5.42 km2 (2.09 sq mi)
Elevation
254 m (833 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total4,021
 • Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
250 92
Websitewww.sestajovice.cz

Šestajovice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,000 inhabitants.

Geography

Šestajovice is located east of Prague, in its immediate vicinity. It is urbanistically fused with Prague-Klánovice. It lies in a flat landscape of the Central Elbe Table.

History

The first written mention of Šestajovice is from 1227. From 1227 until the Hussite Wars, the village was property of the Knights of the Cross with the Red Star from the Zderaz Monastery in Prague, then the owners often changed.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869759—    
1880821+8.2%
1890853+3.9%
1900819−4.0%
1910857+4.6%
YearPop.±%
1921820−4.3%
19301,096+33.7%
19501,187+8.3%
19611,195+0.7%
19701,137−4.9%
YearPop.±%
19801,124−1.1%
19911,013−9.9%
20011,280+26.4%
20113,377+163.8%
20214,401+30.3%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

The D11 motorway from Prague to Hradec Králové passes through the municipality.

Sights

Šestajovice is poor in monuments. The only cultural monument is a sandstone cross, which dates from 1779.[5] There is also a belfry.

References

  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ↑ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Šestajovice. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  3. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-východ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
  4. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Šestajovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
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