Kokořín

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Kokořín
Kokořín coat of arms
Kokořín (Czech Republic)
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Basic data
State : Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
Region : Středočeský kraj
District : Mělník
Area : 1490 ha
Geographic location : 50 ° 26 '  N , 14 ° 34'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 25 '49 "  N , 14 ° 34' 4"  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
Municipality number: 534901
Website : www.obeckokorin.cz
Kokořín Castle

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

House number 57 in Kokořínský důl
  • 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

Web links

Commons : Kokořín  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)
  2. http://www.uir.cz/casti-obce-obec/534901
  3. http://www.uir.cz/katastralni-uzemi-obec/534901
  4. http://www.hrady.cz/?OID=3816
  5. http://www.hrady.cz/index.php?OID=178
  6. hrad Kokořín ÚSKP 40728 / 2-1323 in the monument catalog pamatkovykatalog.cz (Czech).