Unhošť
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Středočeský kraj | ||||
| District : | Kladno | ||||
| Area : | 1741 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 5 ' N , 14 ° 7' E | ||||
| Height: | 387 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 4,779 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 273 51 | ||||
| License plate : | S. | ||||
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| Street: | R 6 : Prague - Nové Strašecí | ||||
| Railway connection: | Prague – Chomutov | ||||
| Next international airport : | Prague airport | ||||
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| Status: | city | ||||
| Districts: | 1 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Ing.Iveta Koulová (as of 2017) | ||||
| Address: | Václavské náměstí 44 273 51 Unhošť |
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| Municipality number: | 533017 | ||||
| Website : | mestounhost.cz | ||||
| Location of Unhošť in the Kladno district | |||||
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Unhošť (German Unhoscht ) is a city in the Czech Republic . It is located 21 kilometers west of Prague and eight kilometers south of Kladno and belongs to the Okres Kladno .
geography
The city is located northeast of the Pürglitzer forest on the Unhoschter Tafel (Unhošťská tabule). The route of the R 6 / E 48 expressway between Nové Strašecí and Kladno runs to the north . State roads 201 from Jeneč to Bratronice and 101 from R 6 to D 5 at Rudná cross in Unhošť .
Neighboring towns are Pletený Újezd , Malé Přítočno and Fialka in the north, Pavlov in the northeast, Jeneč in the east, Červený Újezd and Rymáň in the southeast, Svárov in the south, Na Štokách and Nouzov in the southwest, America and Horní Bezděkov in the west and Kyšice and Braškov in the north-west .
history
Archaeological finds show that the area has been settled since the Neolithic period from 4500 to 2400 BC. The place was first documented in 1257 by Ottokar II Přemysl , who left it to the newly founded New Town of Prague . In 1327 Unhošť was raised by John of Luxembourg to a town with limited self-government, to which the surrounding villages were assigned. On October 19, 1329, the king handed the St. Peter and Paul Church over to the Lords of the Cross with the Red Star in Prague. Unhošť became a medieval educational center and the first school was established in 1380. The location on the road from Prague to Křivoklát gave the town an advantageous basis for development. King Vladislav II extended the privileges on May 15, 1489 and released Unhošť from the jurisdiction of Prague's Lesser Town .
In 1793, Emperor Franz II granted Unhošť full city rights. After the patrimonial jurisdiction was replaced, Unhoscht became the seat of a political district as well as a judicial and tax district in 1850. Until 1878 the town of Kladno also belonged to the judicial district of Unhoscht. In 1927 the Okres Unhošť was dissolved and the town became part of the Okres Kladno . The Čeperka mineral fountain in Nouzov started operations in 1929, and it stopped bottling in the 1970s.
Attractions
- St. Peter and Paul Church, built at the beginning of the 14th century and redesigned in Baroque style between 1702 and 1724.
- Statue of St. John of Nepomuk, on the church
- Statue of St. Adalbert, at the church
- The old town hall, built in 1489, now serves as a local museum (Melicharovo vlastivědné muzeum)
- Feldekovský zámek, a baroque building from the 2nd half of the 18th century and the seat of the Feldek family
Local division
No districts are shown for the city of Unhošť. Unhošť to include the settlements Na Stokach and Nouzov and the stratification of America and Fialka.
Personalities
- František Melichar (1842–1925), teacher and school director and author of local history
- František Plesnivý (1845–1918), Bohemian architect
- Florián Zajíc (1853–1926), violinist and music teacher
