Praskolesy

Praskolesy
Municipality
Primary school
Flag Coat of arms
Praskolesy Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°51′57″N13°56′0″E / 49.86583°N 13.93333°E / 49.86583; 13.93333
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Beroun
First mentioned	1216
Area
• Total	5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi)
Elevation	316 m (1,037 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01) [1]
• Total	903
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	267 54
Website	www.praskolesy.cz

Praskolesy is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	785	—
1880	818	+4.2%
1890	870	+6.4%
1900	910	+4.6%
1910	984	+8.1%
1921	994	+1.0%
1930	1,127	+13.4%
1950	975	−13.5%
1961	1,000	+2.6%
1970	918	−8.2%
1980	881	−4.0%
1991	830	−5.8%
2001	796	−4.1%
2011	867	+8.9%
2021	892	+2.9%
Source: Censuses [2] [3]

Transport

Praskolesy is located on the railway line Plzeň–Beroun. ^[4]

Notable people

• Josef Nešvera (1842–1914), composer
• Alfred Seifert (1850–1901), Czech-German painter
• Jiří Weil (1900–1959), writer and literary critic

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
2. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
3. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
4. "Detail stanice Praskolesy" (in Czech). České dráhy . Retrieved 2024-01-29.

External links

• Official website