Vysoký Újezd (Benešov District)

Vysoký Újezd
Vysoký Újezd
Municipality
	View from the northeast
	Flag Coat of arms
	Vysoký Újezd Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°48′48″N 14°28′35″E / 49.81333°N 14.47639°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Benešov
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	4.07 km2 (1.57 sq mi)
Elevation	403 m (1,322 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	189
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	257 44
Website	www.obecvysokyujezd.cz

Vysoký Újezd is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Vysoký Újezd consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

Vysoký Újezd (115)
Větrov (70)

Etymology

Újezd is a common name of Czech villages. The name Vysoký Újezd means 'high Újezd'.

Geography

Vysoký Újezd is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Benešov and 25 km (16 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 507 m (1,663 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Vysoký Újezd is 1352. The village may have been founded in the first half of the 12th century, when a Romanesque rotunda stood on the site of today's church.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	341	—
1880	397	+16.4%
1890	396	−0.3%
1900	349	−11.9%
1910	364	+4.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	371	+1.9%
1930	383	+3.2%
1950	238	−37.9%
1961	251	+5.5%
1970	233	−7.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	204	−12.4%
1991	170	−16.7%
2001	171	+0.6%
2011	205	+19.9%
2021	185	−9.8%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Vysoký Újezd is the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the early Gothic style at the end of the 13th century. It was rebuilt several times and modified in the Baroque style.^[3]^[6]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
^ ^a ^b "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Vysoký Újezd. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel Narození Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-01-03.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

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

[history-3] "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Vysoký Újezd. Retrieved 2025-01-03.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "Kostel Narození Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-01-03.

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