| Kosořín | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
  Kosořín | |
| Coordinates: 49°58′N16°14′E / 49.967°N 16.233°E Coordinates: 49°58′N16°14′E / 49.967°N 16.233°E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Pardubice |
| District | Ústí nad Orlicí |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.74 km2 (0.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 317 m (1,040 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 136 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 565 01 |
| Website | http://www.sweb.cz/obec.kosorin |
Kosořín(German: Kosarin) is a village and municipality ( obec ) in the Ústí nad Orlicí District, Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic.
Obec is the Czech and Slovak word for a municipality. The literal meaning of the word is "commune" or "community". It is the smallest administrative unit that is governed by elected representatives. Cities are also municipalities. The council is called "obecní zastupitelstvo/obecné zastupiteľstvo" or "zastupitelstvo města/mestské zastupiteľstvo" or "zastupitelstvo městyse", the office is called "obecní úřad/obecný úrad" or "úřad města/mestský úrad" or "úřad městyse". An obec can have its own flag and coat of arms and is composed of one or more cadastral areas. An obec can have several settlements or parts whether villages or hamlets.
Ústí nad Orlicí District is a district (okres) within Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is city Ústí nad Orlicí. The district has borders with Pardubice District to the west, Svitavy District to the south and Chrudim District to the southwest.
Pardubice Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located mainly in the eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia, with a small part in northwestern Moravia. It is named after its capital Pardubice. As an administrative unit, Pardubice Region has existed three times in the course of history. It was established for the first time in 1850, and extended from Český Brod to the Bohemian-Moravian border. In its second existence, it was one of 19 regions as they were set between 1949 and 1960. After 1960, Pardubice became the capital of Pardubice district, which was part of the Eastern Bohemian Region. The Pardubice Region, as it is now, was reestablished in 2000.
The municipality covers an area of 1.74 square kilometres (0.67 sq mi), and has a population of 136 (as at 3 July 2006).
Kosořín lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Ústí nad Orlicí, 34 km (21 mi) east of Pardubice, and 131 km (81 mi) east of Prague.
Prague is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, the 14th largest city in the European Union and the historical capital of Bohemia. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 2.6 million. The city has a temperate climate, with warm summers and chilly winters.
