Chocerady
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chocerady
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Chocerady BN.jpg
| image_caption = Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
| image_flag = Chocerady vlajka.jpg
| image_shield = Chocerady znak.jpg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Central Bohemian
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Benešov
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|49|52|23|N|14|48|8|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1250
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 17.84
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 284
| population_as_of = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2024-05-17}}
| population_total = 1361
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 257 24
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://www.chocerady.cz/}}
| footnotes =
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Chocerady is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Chocerady consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):{{cite web |title=Public Census 2021 – basic data|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4690&katalog=33475&pvo=SLD21043-CO|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2022}}
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- Chocerady (863)
- Komorní Hrádek (94)
- Samechov (140)
- Vestec (72)
- Vlkovec (169)
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Geography
Chocerady is located about {{convert|12|km|0}} northeast of Benešov and {{convert|27|km|abbr=on}} southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at {{convert|482|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The Sázava River flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Chocerady is from 1250. The Komorní Hrádek Castle was first documented in 1412 and in 1525, it became the administrative centre of the estate. From 1554 to 1773, it was owned by the Waldstein family.{{cite web |title=Chocerady a Komorní Hrádek|url=https://www.chocerady.cz/obec-19f4/historie-obce-/chocerady-a-komorni-hradek/|publisher=Obec Chocerady|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-12}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|1446
|1880|1341
|1890|1274
|1900|1368
|1910|1150
|1921|1220
|1930|1332
|1950|1426
|1961|1424
|1970|1261
|1980|1110
|1991|938
|2001|1002
|2011|1224
|2021|1338
|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}
Transport
The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno passes along the western and southern municipal border just outside the municipal territory.
Chocerady is located on the railway line Čerčany–Ledeč nad Sázavou.{{cite web |title=Detail stanice Chocerady|url=https://www.cd.cz/stanice/chocerady/5455936|publisher=České dráhy|language=cs|access-date=2024-02-20}}
Sights
File:Komorní Hrádek castle.jpg
The main landmark of the centre of Chocerady is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It was a Gothic church from the 14th century, rebuilt in the Renaissance style in the second half of the 16th century, and then in the Baroque style in the early 18th century.{{cite web |title=Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-nanebevzeti-panny-marie-2143258|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-12}}
The Komorní Lhotka Castle was an old medieval castle from the 14th century, which was rebuilt and modernized in the Renaissance style during the rule of Jaroslav of Šelmberk between 1525 and 1550, further modifications were made in the 18th century.{{cite web |title=Zámek|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/zamek-2314993|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-12}} Today the castle houses the Education and Training Centre of the Ministry of Defense.
References
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External links
{{commons category|Chocerady}}
- {{official|https://www.chocerady.cz/}}
{{Benešov District}}
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