Hostomice (Beroun District)

Hostomice is a town in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Hostomice
Town
Tyršovo Square
Flag Coat of arms
Hostomice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°49′31″N 14°2′44″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Beroun
First mentioned	1343
Government
• Mayor	Jan Bomba
Area
• Total	28.26 km2 (10.91 sq mi)
Elevation	361 m (1,184 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,914
• Density	68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	267 24
Website	www.hostomice.cz

Administrative division

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

• Hostomice (1,505)
• Bezdědice (144)
• Lštěň (43)
• Radouš (175)

Geography

Hostomice is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Beroun and 33 km (21 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies mostly in the Hořovice Uplands, including the built-up area. The southern part of the municipal territory, which is hilly and forested, extends into the Brdy Highlands. The highest point is at 644 m (2,113 ft) above sea level. The Chumava Brook flows through the town.

History

The first written mention of Hostomice is from 1343. From 1357 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850, Hostomice was part of the Karlštejn estate. The village was promoted to a town in 1738. Historically, the town is associated with hand-made nails and pottery.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 3,175 —     1880 3,236 +1.9% 1890 2,909 −10.1% 1900 3,039 +4.5% 1910 2,841 −6.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,569 −9.6% 1930 2,463 −4.1% 1950 2,079 −15.6% 1961 2,113 +1.6% 1970 1,906 −9.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,735 −9.0% 1991 1,556 −10.3% 2001 1,530 −1.7% 2011 1,701 +11.2% 2021 1,867 +9.8%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

Hostomice is located on the railway line Lochovice–Zadní Třebaň.^[6]

Sights

Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

Hostomice has a unique town square, which belongs to the largest in the country. The main landmark of the town square is the Church of the Establishment of Saint Peter in Antioch. It is a late Baroque church with a later added tower and an Empire façade. Another landmarks of the town square are a Marian column and a statue of St. John of Nepomuk from 1871.^[7][8]

The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Bezdědice was first mentioned in 1343. It is originally a Gothic building, which was rebuilt in the Baroque style after a fire in 1779.^[7][9]

There is a Jewish cemetery with 160 preserved tombstones at the southwestern municipal border.^[7]

Notable people

• Václav Treitz (1819–1872), pathologist