Ondřejov (Prague-East District)

Ondřejov
Ondřejov
Municipality
	Church of Saints Simon and Jude
	Flag Coat of arms
	Ondřejov Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°54′17″N 14°47′3″E / 49.90472°N 14.78417°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-East
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	18.15 km2 (7.01 sq mi)
Elevation	467 m (1,532 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	1,863
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	251 65, 251 66
Website	www.obecondrejov.cz

Ondřejov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈondr̝ɛjof]) is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants. It is known for the Ondřejov Observatory. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.

Administrative division

Ondřejov consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

Ondřejov (1,201)
Třemblat (360)
Turkovice (266)

Etymology

Ondřejov (meaning "Ondřej's") was probably named after its founded Ondřej of Dubá. Saint Andrew (Czech: svatý Ondřej) is in the municipal coat of arms.^[3]

Geography

Ondřejov is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the Pecný hill at 545 m (1,788 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Ondřejov is from 1352.^[3] Among the owners of the village were the noble families of Dubá, Kostka of Postupice, Šelenberk and Waldstein. The development of Ondřejov was greatly hampered by the Hussite Wars in the 15th century and the Thirty Years' War in the 17th century. In 1745, Ondřejov was promoted to a market town, but it lost the title after World War II.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,292	—
1880	1,244	−3.7%
1890	1,248	+0.3%
1900	1,193	−4.4%
1910	1,096	−8.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,054	−3.8%
1930	1,082	+2.7%
1950	1,065	−1.6%
1961	1,165	+9.4%
1970	1,164	−0.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,170	+0.5%
1991	1,088	−7.0%
2001	1,076	−1.1%
2011	1,425	+32.4%
2021	1,827	+28.2%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Transport

The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno passes through the western part of the municipal territory.

Science

In 1898–1906, the industrialist Josef Jan Frič built an astronomical observatory in the village, which he gave to the Charles University in 1928. Today the Ondřejov Observatory is operated by the Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Its part is also the Vojtěch Šafařík Astronomical Museum.^[7]

Sights

The Church of Saints Simon and Jude was originally a Romanesque building, modified in the Baroque style in 1668. The adjacent Baroque building of the rectory was built in 1778–1780.^[8]

Notable people

Eleonora Ehrenbergová (1832–1912) opera singer; died here and is buried here^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.
^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
^ ^a ^b Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 275.
^ ^a ^b "Ondřejov" (in Czech). Obec Ondřejov. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Ondřejov. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
^ "Kostel sv. Šimona a Judy" (in Czech). Obec Ondřejov. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.

[2] "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.

[profous-3] Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 275.

[history-4] "Ondřejov" (in Czech). Obec Ondřejov. Retrieved 22 July 2024.

[5] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015.

[6] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.

[7] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Ondřejov. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

[8] "Kostel sv. Šimona a Judy" (in Czech). Obec Ondřejov. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

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