Ondřejov (Prague-East District)

Ondřejov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈondr̝ɛjof]) is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants. The centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.

Ondřejov
Municipality
Church of Saints Simon and Jude
Flag
Coat of arms
Ondřejov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°54′17″N 14°47′3″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictPrague-East
First mentioned1352
Area
 • Total18.15 km2 (7.01 sq mi)
Elevation
467 m (1,532 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,844
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
251 65, 251 66
Websitewww.obecondrejov.cz

Administrative parts

The villages of Třemblat and Turkovice are administrative parts of Ondřejov.

History

The first written mention of Ondřejov is from 1352. The parish church is dated from around the first quarter of the 14th century. In the early modern period it was discovered that there were large amounts of silver ore in the municipality, prompting one of the village's main exports to be crafts such as pottery.[2]

Demography
Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,292—    
18801,244−3.7%
18901,248+0.3%
19001,193−4.4%
19101,096−8.1%
19211,054−3.8%
19301,082+2.7%
19501,065−1.6%
YearPop.±%
19611,165+9.4%
19701,164−0.1%
19801,170+0.5%
19911,088−7.0%
20011,076−1.1%
20111,425+32.4%
20211,844+29.4%
Source: Historical lexicon of municipalities of the Czech Republic[3]

Science

In 1898–1906 the industrialist Josef Jan Frič built the astronomical observatory in the village, which he gave to the Charles University in 1928. Today the Ondřejov Observatory is operated by the Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences.

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 30 April 2021.
  2. Premsyl, Otto (1976). Otto's encyclopedia.
  3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-východ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015. pp. 9–10.


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