Stochov

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Stochov
Town
Town hall
Town hall
Flag of Stochov
Flag
Coat of arms of Stochov
Coat of arms
Stochov is located in Czech Republic
Stochov
Stochov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°8′47″N 13°57′49″E / 50.14639°N 13.96361°E / 50.14639; 13.96361Coordinates: 50°8′47″N 13°57′49″E / 50.14639°N 13.96361°E / 50.14639; 13.96361
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictKladno
First mentioned1316
Government
 • MayorRoman Foršt
Area
 • Total9.54 km2 (3.68 sq mi)
Elevation
448 m (1,470 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total5,401
 • Density570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
273 03
Websitewww.stochov.cz

Stochov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈstoxof]; German: Stochau) is a town in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,400 inhabitants. It is located 11 km west of Kladno.

Administrative parts[]

Vllages of Čelechovice and Honice are administrative parts of Stochov.

History[]

Saint Wenceslaus' Oak

The first written mention of Stochov is from 1316. It used to be a small village until the second half of 20th century, when a large housing estate was built west of Stochov to accommodate the increasing number of people working in coal mines in the Kladno area in the 1950s and 1960s. Subsequently, Stochov gained town status in 1967.[2]

Legend[]

According to legend, Saint Wenceslaus was born in Stochov and his grandmother Saint Ludmila then planted an oak tree to commemorate this event. The aged and half withered oak tree, estimated to be about 1,000 years old and called Saint Wenceslaus' Oak (Svatováclavský dub), is the main sight of the town, and is considered to be one of the oldest trees in the Czech Republic.[3]

Twin towns – sister cities[]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Stochov is twinned with:[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Město Stochov. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  3. ^ "Svatováclavský dub – Stochov" (in Czech). Hrady.cz. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  4. ^ "Partnerství" (in Czech). Město Stochov. Retrieved 2020-08-13.

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