Stochov
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Středočeský kraj | ||||
| District : | Kladno | ||||
| Area : | 948 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 10 ' N , 13 ° 59' E | ||||
| Height: | 448 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 5,416 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 273 03 | ||||
| License plate : | S. | ||||
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| Street: | R6 Prague - Řevníčov | ||||
| Railway connection: | Prague - Chomutov | ||||
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| Status: | city | ||||
| Districts: | 3 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Roman Foršt (as of 2018) | ||||
| Address: | Jaroslava Šípka 486 273 03 Stochov |
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| Municipality number: | 532860 | ||||
| Website : | www.stochov.cz | ||||
| Location of Stochov in the Kladno district | |||||
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Stochov (German Stochau , also Stochow ) is a city in the Czech Republic . It is located ten kilometers west of Kladno and belongs to the Okres Kladno .
geography
Stochov is located north of the Pürglitzer Forest in the Kladno coal basin . The R6 / E 48 expressway passes in the north; the exit near Stochov is named Kačice . Behind it runs the Loděnice river . The disused "Důl Československé armády" colliery lies to the southwest.
Neighboring towns are Čelechovice in the north, Kačice in the northeast, Srby in the east, Tuchlovice and Slovanka in the southeast, Vašírov in the south, Rynholec in the southwest, Pecínov and Nové Strašecí in the west and Mšecké Žehrovice in the northwest.
history
Archaeological finds prove a settlement during the Celtic times. According to the "Kronika česká" by Václav Hájek z Libočan , Stochov Castle is said to have been the seat of the legendary Přemyslid prince Neklan .
Stochov was first mentioned in a document in 1316. Until the 16th century both clerical and secular lords were owners of Stochov. In 1591 Jaroslav Borsita bought from Martinic Stochov, he added the place to the Smečno rule . There Stochov remained submissive until the abolition of patrimonial rule.
In 1848 Stochov became an independent municipality in the Slaný district. After the Second World War, the village came to Okres Nové Strašecí. To the west of the village, a mining settlement for the Tuchlovice coal mine was built in the 1950s. Since 1961 Stochov belongs to Okres Kladno , in the same year Honice was incorporated. Due to the mining industry, Stochov grew rapidly and was promoted to town in 1967. Stochov had a population of 6,500 around 1970. In 1986 Čelechovice was incorporated.
City structure
The town of Stochov consists of the districts Čelechovice ( Tschelechowitz ), Honice ( Honitz ) and Stochov ( Stochau ) as well as the settlement Slovanka. In the corridors of Stochov lies the desert of the village of Holubín, which died out in the Middle Ages.
Partner municipality
- Saarwellingen , Germany, since 2006, partnership relationships and regular youth exchanges have existed since the early 1990s.
- Bourbon-Lancy , France, since 2010. Bourbon-Lancy is also a twin town of Saarwellingen. Among other things, a tri-national youth exchange takes place regularly in one of the communities.
Personalities
Oral traditions claim that St. Wenceslaus was born in Stochov in 903 .
Attractions
- St. Wenceslas Oak in the old village square; According to legend, on the day her grandson was born, Saint Ludmilla planted an oak sprout from which the oak grew.
- Gothic St. Wenceslas Church
