Ostředek

Ostředek
Municipality
Ostředek Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Ostředek Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°50′5″N 14°49′56″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Benešov
First mentioned	1356
Area
• Total	12.97 km2 (5.01 sq mi)
Elevation	442 m (1,450 ft)
Population  (2023-01-01)
• Total	465
• Density	36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	257 24
Website	www.chopos.cz/ostredek-titulni-strana.html

Ostředek is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Bělčice, Mžižovice, Třemošnice and Vráž are administrative parts of Ostředek.

Geography

Ostředek is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) northeast of Benešov and 31 km (19 mi) southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 520 m (1,710 ft) above sea level. The brook Ostředecký potok originates here, flows across the municipality and supplies a system of fishponds.

History

The first written mention of Ostředek is from 1356.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,098 —     1880 992 −9.7% 1890 971 −2.1% 1900 853 −12.2% 1910 824 −3.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 764 −7.3% 1930 667 −12.7% 1950 506 −24.1% 1961 505 −0.2% 1970 437 −13.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 400 −8.5% 1991 361 −9.8% 2001 306 −15.2% 2011 437 +42.8% 2021 466 +6.6%
Source: Censuses

Transport

The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno runs through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Ostředek is the Ostředek Castle. It is a Baroque building with Neoclassical modifications. The castle complex includes the valuable Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk, which was added to the castle in 1739.

Notable people

• Svatopluk Čech (1846–1908), writer
• Gusta Fučíková (1903–1987), publisher and Communist politician

External links

• Official website