Orlík nad Vltavou is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. It is known for the Orlík Castle.
Orlík nad Vltavou | |
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 Aerial view of Staré Sedlo | |
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  Orlík nad Vltavou Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°30′39″N 14°9′53″E / 49.51083°N 14.16472°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| District | Písek |
| First mentioned | 1251 |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.04 km2 (3.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 390 m (1,280 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 290 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 398 07 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Staré Sedlo is an administrative part of Orlík nad Vltavou.
Etymology
editThe name is a diminutive of the Czech word orel (i.e. 'eagle'). Orlík was a common name for medieval castles built on a rock, because they resembled an eagle sitting on its nest.[2]
Geography
editOrlík nad Vltavou is located about 22 kilometres (14 mi) north of Písek and 58 km (36 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies mostly in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Chlum at 502 m (1,647 ft) above sea level. The municipality lies on the shores of the Orlík Reservoir, built on the Vltava River.
History
editThe first written mention of Orlík is a document from the period 1230–1251, when customs duties were collected on the Vltava River near Orlík, which was only a small wooden castle at that time. Until 1357, Orlík was a royal property; then it was owned by various noble families. In 1719, it was inherited by the Schwarzenberg family, who owned it until 1948.[3][4]
Demographics
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Transport
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The I/19 road (the section from Plzeň to Tábor) passes through the municipality. Over the Orlík Reservoir, the road leads via the Žďákov Bridge.
Sights
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Orlík nad Vltavou is well known for the Orlík Castle. It was originally a fortress dating from the early 13th century at the latest, which was expanded into a strong Gothic castle. Nowadays, the castle once again belongs to the Schwarzenbergs. It is open to the public. Next to the castle is the castle park. Of the park's original area of 180 ha, 140 ha (350 acres) have been preserved; the rest was flooded during the construction of the reservoir in the 1960s. In the castle park there is the Schwarzenberg family tomb from the mid-19th century.[4]
Notable people
edit- Jan Bedřich Kittl (1806–1868), composer
- Jos Divis (1885–1967), New Zealand miner and photographer
See also
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edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). pp. 285–286.
- ^ "Zámek a zámecký park Orlík nad Vltavou". Vltava (in Czech). Jihočeská centrála cestovního ruchu. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ a b "Historie zámku" (in Czech). Orlík Castle. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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