Višňová (Příbram District)
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| name = Višňová
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| settlement_type = Municipality
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| image_caption = Panorama of Višňová
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| image_shield = Višňová (okres Příbram) CoA.jpg
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| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Central Bohemian
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Příbram
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| coordinates = {{coord|49|42|21|N|14|8|44|E|display=inline,title}}
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| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1369
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 17.17
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 411
| 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 = 709
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 262 61
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| website = {{URL|http://www.visnova.cz/}}
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Višňová is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Etymology
The word višňová is an adjective derived from višeň, i.e. 'sour cherry'.{{cite book |last=Profous|first=Antonín|title=Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž|url=https://mjc.ujc.cas.cz/search.php|page=557|year=1957|language=cs}}
Geography
Višňová is located about {{convert|9|km|0}} east of Příbram and {{convert|39|km|abbr=on}} southwest of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at {{convert|572|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The Kocába River flows through the municipality.
History
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|562
|1880|529
|1890|599
|1900|627
|1910|574
|1921|577
|1930|612
|1950|514
|1961|512
|1970|491
|1980|500
|1991|614
|2001|595
|2011|625
|2021|662
|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 D4 motorway from Prague to Písek runs along the western municipal border.
Sights
File:Višňová, kostel svaté Kateřiny.jpg
The main landmark of Višňová is the Church of Saint Catherine. It was built in the Gothic style probably at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries. At the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Kateřiny|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-kateriny-2148278|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-04-18}}
In popular culture
Višňová is nationwide known for featuring in the TV series Chalupáři in the mid 1970s.{{cite web |title=Seriál Chalupáři. Jak vypadá vesnice Višňová po 45 letech od natáčení|url=https://www.idnes.cz/bydleni/na-navsteve/chalupari-serial-visnova-chalupa-sovak-kemr-mensik-bohdalova.A190909_163522_dum_osobnosti_web|publisher=iDNES.cz|language=cs|date=2019-09-16|access-date=2023-04-18}}
Notable people
- Antonín Máša (1935–2001), film director and screenwriter
References
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External links
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- {{official|http://www.visnova.cz/}}
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