Kokořín
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Basic data | ||||
State : | Czech Republic | |||
Region : | Středočeský kraj | |||
District : | Mělník | |||
Area : | 1490 ha | |||
Geographic location : | 50 ° 26 ' N , 14 ° 34' E | |||
Height: | 333 m nm | |||
Residents : | 366 (Jan 1, 2019) | |||
Postal code : | 277 23 | |||
structure | ||||
Status: | local community | |||
Districts: | 6th | |||
administration | ||||
Mayor : | Vladimír Šesták (as of 2006) | |||
Address: | Kokořín 52 27723 Kokořín |
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Municipality number: | 534901 | |||
Website : | www.obeckokorin.cz |
Kokořín (German Kokorschin ) is a municipality in Okres Mělník in the Czech Republic . It is the center of the Kokořínsko nature reserve .
history
The first written mention comes from the year 1320. At that time the owner Jindřich von Osměchov exchanged the village with Hynek Berka von Dubá with Velešice . The village belonged to the Berka von Dubá family for over a hundred years. The Kokořín Castle was built here during his reign .
Community structure
Districts
- Kokořín
- Kokořínský důl
- Janova Ves
- Březinky ( Birkenau )
- Truskavny
- Šemánovice
Cadastral districts
- Kokořín
- Březinka u Kokořína
- Janova Ves
- Šemanovice
- Truskavna
Attractions
- Kokořín Castle - Baroque building from the 18th century
- Statue of St. Nicholas of Tolentino in the main square
- Staráky Castle - the remains of a castle from the 14th century, which was partly carved out of the sandstone
- Kokořínsko Nature Reserve
- In the district of Kokořínský důl
(about 800 m northeast of Kokořín)
- Kokořín Castle - 15th century castle, rebuilt in neo-Gothic style in the 20th century (national cultural monument)
- Watermill
- Houses No. 35 and 57
- House number 58
Personalities
- Václav Bolemír Nebeský (1818–1882), Czech poet and philosopher in Novy Dvur
Web links
Commons : Kokořín - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)
- ↑ http://www.uir.cz/casti-obce-obec/534901
- ↑ http://www.uir.cz/katastralni-uzemi-obec/534901
- ↑ http://www.hrady.cz/?OID=3816
- ↑ http://www.hrady.cz/index.php?OID=178
- ↑ hrad Kokořín ÚSKP 40728 / 2-1323 in the monument catalog pamatkovykatalog.cz (Czech).