Letkov
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Plzeňský kraj | ||||
| District : | Plzeň-město | ||||
| Area : | 470 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 44 ' N , 13 ° 28' E | ||||
| Height: | 392 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 705 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 326 00 | ||||
| License plate : | P | ||||
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| Status: | local community | ||||
| Districts: | 1 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Rostislav Kotil (as of 2018) | ||||
| Address: | Letkov 117 326 00 Plzeň 26 |
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| Municipality number: | 540561 | ||||
| Website : | www.obec-letkov.cz | ||||
Letkov (German Ledkau ) is a municipality with 407 inhabitants in the Czech Republic . It is located five kilometers southeast of the city center of Pilsen and belongs to the Okres Plzeň-město . The cadastral area is 470 ha.
geography
The place is located east of the Úslava valley at 392 m above sea level. M. in the hollow of the Božkovský potok, surrounded by hills. State road 180 from Chrást to Starý Plzenec ran through the village . Since 2007, the through-town has been avoided by a western bypass. This route connects Stary Plzenec with the Kyšice driveway on the state road 26 and further with Kyšice. To the south runs the route of the D 5 / European route 50 and to the north the state road 26, which branches off from it to Pilsen . South-west of the village is the Plzeň-Letkov airfield (LKPL). To the west of the Úslava lies the Kristiánov desert - already on the Plzen.
Neighboring towns are Červený Hrádek and Kyšice in the north, Ejpovice in the northeast, Tymákov in the southeast, Starý Plzenec in the south, Koterov in the southwest and Božkov in the west.
history
The first written mention of the place comes from a confirmation by Johann von Luxemburg about the court of Bohuslav von Letkov. The farm changed hands several times and became royal. Charles IV handed it over to his bailiff at Karlskrone Castle , Oldřich von Letkov. After 1412 Oldřich sold the seat to the Pilsen citizen Korandov, and after further sales, the Ledkov Fortress was bequeathed to the St. Bartholomew Church in Pilsen in 1505. The associated village was described as desolate a year later. The place was settled again in the 17th century, and several farmhouses still date from this time.
After the end of patrimonial Letkov became an independent parish in 1850. After 1960, Letkov was incorporated into Pilsen as part of the creation of "Greater Pilsen" and later became part of Starý Plzenec as a district . The village has been independent again since 1989. Until December 31, 2006 Letkov belonged to the Okres Plzeň-jih .
Community structure
No districts are shown for the Letkov municipality. The settlement of Zátiší belongs to the municipality.
Attractions
- Chapel with bell tower in the village square
- Chapel of the Virgin Mary on the road to Starý Plzenec
- Chapel of St. Adalbert on the road to Božkov
Individual evidence
- ↑ Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)