Čakov (České Budějovice District)

Čakov
Municipality
General view with the Church of Saint Leonard
Flag Coat of arms
Čakov Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°58′50″N 14°18′28″E / 48.98056°N 14.30778°E / 48.98056; 14.30778Coordinates: 48°58′50″N 14°18′28″E / 48.98056°N 14.30778°E / 48.98056; 14.30778
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	České Budějovice
First mentioned	1262
Area
• Total	9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi)
Elevation	450 m (1,480 ft)
Population  (2021-01-01)[1]
• Total	303
• Density	34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	373 84
Website	www.cakov.cz

Čakov is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Čakov lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of České Budějovice and 123 km (76 mi) south of Prague.

Administrative parts[]

Villages of Čakovec and Holubovská Bašta are administrative parts of Čakov.

History[]

The first mention of this village dates back to A.D. 1262 by the name Schecow or Czekov. The Gothic church of Saint Leonard in the center of the village on a small hill dates from the first half of the 13th Century. There are three tombstones of possible benefactors of the church, today ineligible.

Čakov (read Chukaff) was a property of different nobility, often sold or impawn. Since the 14th Century a wealthy Rožmberk (Rosenberg) nobility from their castle in Český Krumlov owned and managed this place. There were appx. 8 Hides, in todays measures 8 farmers owning 56 acres of arable land each. The last owner from the Rosenberg family sold this village to the Emperor Rudolf II. in 1601.

Notable people[]

• Jaroslav Pouzar (born 1952), ice hockey player

References[]

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