Vestec (Prague-West District)

Vestec
Municipality
Vídeňská street
Flag Coat of arms
Vestec Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°58′50″N14°30′18″E / 49.98056°N 14.50500°E / 49.98056; 14.50500
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-West
First mentioned	1360
Area
• Total	4.72 km2 (1.82 sq mi)
Elevation	327 m (1,073 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01) [1]
• Total	3,120
• Density	660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	252 50
Website	vestec.cz

Vestec is a municipality and village in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,100 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the word ves, i.e. 'village'. ^[2]

Geography

Vestec is located south of Prague, in its immediate vicinity. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Prague Plateau. In the centre of the municipality is Vestecký pond, supplied by a brook called Olšanský potok.

History

The first written mention of Vestec is in a deed of King Charles IV from 1360. The village was then a part of the Kostelec estate (today Zbořený Kostelec within Týnec nad Sázavou). From 1454, Vestec was a property of the Old Town of Prague. From the 17th century until the establishment of an independent municipality, Vestec belonged to the Dolní Břežany estate and was owned mainly by the Prague archbishopric. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 340 —     1880 370 +8.8% 1890 346 −6.5% 1900 342 −1.2% 1910 392 +14.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 298 −24.0% 1930 351 +17.8% 1950 356 +1.4% 1961 399 +12.1% 1970 413 +3.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 464 +12.3% 1991 369 −20.5% 2001 774 +109.8% 2011 2,424 +213.2% 2021 2,860 +18.0%
Source: Censuses [4] [5]

Transport

The D0 motorway (part of the European route E50) runs south of Vestec, just outside the municipal territory.

Sights

There are no cultural monuments in the municipality. ^[6]

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). pp. 529–531.
3. "Historie obce Vestec" (in Czech). Obec Vestec. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
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 Vestec". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-19.

External links

• Official website