Lochovice

Lochovice
Municipality
Church of Saint Andrew
Coat of arms
Lochovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°51′12″N13°58′53″E / 49.85333°N 13.98139°E / 49.85333; 13.98139
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Beroun
First mentioned	1318
Area
• Total	13.24 km2 (5.11 sq mi)
Elevation	308 m (1,010 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01) [1]
• Total	1,366
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	267 23, 267 51
Website	obec-lochovice.cz

Lochovice is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Lochovice consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): ^[2]

• Lochovice (1,109)
• Kočvary (15)
• Netolice (95)
• Obora (161)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Loch, meaning "the village of Loch's people". ^[3]

Geography

Lochovice is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) south of Beroun and 34 km (21 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies mostly in the Hořovice Uplands, only the southern tip of the municipal territory extends into the Brdy Highlands. The highest point is at 452 m (1,483 ft) above sea level. The Litavka River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Lochovice is from 1318. For most of its history, it was owned by various less important noble families. In 1574, Lochovice was promoted to a market town by Emperor Maximilian II, but it later lost the title. ^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,637 —     1880 1,739 +6.2% 1890 1,869 +7.5% 1900 1,828 −2.2% 1910 1,759 −3.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,760 +0.1% 1930 1,754 −0.3% 1950 1,408 −19.7% 1961 1,633 +16.0% 1970 1,460 −10.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,328 −9.0% 1991 1,137 −14.4% 2001 1,047 −7.9% 2011 1,136 +8.5% 2021 1,380 +21.5%
Source: Censuses [5] [6]

Transport

Lochovice is located on the railway lines Prague–České Budějovice and Beroun–Strakonice. ^[7]

Sights

Lochovice Castle

The main landmark of Lochovice is the Church of Saint Andrew. It was built in the early Baroque style in 1654, on the site of a Gothic church dedicated to Saint Stanislaus, which was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War. ^[8]

The Lochovice Castle was built in the late Renaissance style in the last quarter of the 16th century. After 1754, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style. Today it is privately owned and inaccessible to the public. ^[9]

Notable people

• Martin Horký (1578–1670s), astronomer
• Josef Fiala (1748–1816), composer and multi-instrumentalist
• Václav Hrabě (1940–1965), poet; grew up here and is buried here

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 654.
4. "Informace o obci" (in Czech). Obec Lochovice. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
5. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
6. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
7. "Detail stanice Lochovice" (in Czech). České dráhy . Retrieved 2025-02-17.
8. "Kostel sv. Ondřeje" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
9. "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-02-17.

External links

• Official website