Lešany is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Lešany | |
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 Centre of Lešany | |
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  Lešany Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°50′39″N 14°31′30″E / 49.84417°N 14.52500°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Benešov |
| First mentioned | 1185 |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.44 km2 (5.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 318 m (1,043 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 894 |
| • Density | 61.9/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 257 44 |
| Website | www |
Administrative division
editLešany consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Lešany (378)
- Břežany (464)
- Nová Ves (28)
Etymology
editThe old Czech word lešan (from les = 'forest') denoted a person who lived near a forest or between forests. So Lešany was a village of such people.[3]
Geography
editLešany is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) northwest of Benešov and 20 km (12 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Chocholouš at 388 m (1,273 ft) above sea level. The Sázava River flows through the municipality.
History
editThe first written mention of Lešany is from 1185. The village often changed owners, who were various less important nobles. In 1683, the Metropolitan Chapter at Saint Vitus purchased Lešany and made it the centre of a small estate.[4]
Demographics
editTransport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
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The main landmark of Lešany is the Lešany Castle. It was built in 1683 on the site of an old fortress from the 14th century. The castle was then modified in the mid-18th century, and partially rebuilt after a fire in 1903.[7]
The municipality is known for of the Military Museum Lešany that is located in the former artillery barracks.[4]
Notable people
edit- František Hrubín (1910–1971), poet and writer; grew up here
- Libuše Benešová (born 1948), politician and former mayor of Lešany; lives here
References
edit- ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ↑ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). pp. 507–508.
- 1 2 "Lešany – historie" (in Czech). Obec Lešany. Retrieved 2026-05-26.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
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