Šestajovice (Prague-East District)

Šestajovice
Municipality
Belfry
Flag Coat of arms
Šestajovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°6′27″N 14°40′53″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-East
First mentioned	1227
Area
• Total	5.42 km^2 (2.09 sq mi)
Elevation	254 m (833 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	4,113
• Density	760/km^2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	250 92
Website	www.sestajovice.cz

Šestajovice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,100 inhabitants.

Etymology

The initial name of the settlement was Sestojovice. The name was derived from the personal name Sestoj.^[2]

Geography

Šestajovice is located east of Prague, in its immediate vicinity. It is urbanistically fused with Prague-Klánovice. It lies in a flat landscape of the Central Elbe Table.

History

The first written mention of Šestajovice is from 1227. From 1227 until the Hussite Wars, the village was property of the Knights of the Cross with the Red Star from the Zderaz Monastery in Prague; then the owners often changed.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 759 —     1880 821 +8.2% 1890 853 +3.9% 1900 819 −4.0% 1910 857 +4.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 820 −4.3% 1930 1,096 +33.7% 1950 1,187 +8.3% 1961 1,195 +0.7% 1970 1,137 −4.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,124 −1.1% 1991 1,013 −9.9% 2001 1,280 +26.4% 2011 3,377 +163.8% 2021 4,401 +30.3%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The D11 motorway from Prague to Hradec Králové passes through the municipality.

Sights

Šestajovice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a sandstone cross, which dates from 1779.^[6] A landmark is also the belfry in the centre of the village.

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 278.
3. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Šestajovice. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Šestajovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-04.

External links

• Official website