Obory, Czech Republic

Obory
Obory
Municipality
	General view
	Obory Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°40′50″N 14°12′59″E / 49.68056°N 14.21639°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Příbram
First mentioned	1572
Area
• Total	10.34 km2 (3.99 sq mi)
Elevation	365 m (1,198 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	282
• Density	27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	263 01
Website	www.obecobory.cz

Obory is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The hamlet of Vápenice is an administrative part of Obory.

Etymology

The name literally means 'game reserves'.

Geography

Obory is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Příbram and 41 km (25 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is a nameless hill at 483 m (1,585 ft) above sea level. The brook Jindrovský potok flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Obory is from 1572.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	494	—
1880	459	−7.1%
1890	548	+19.4%
1900	534	−2.6%
1910	499	−6.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	481	−3.6%
1930	458	−4.8%
1950	345	−24.7%
1961	330	−4.3%
1970	321	−2.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	284	−11.5%
1991	263	−7.4%
2001	258	−1.9%
2011	258	+0.0%
2021	254	−1.6%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

The I/18 road (the section from Příbram to Sedlčany) passes through the municipality.

Sights

Obory is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a Baroque calvary dating from 1727.^[5]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Obory. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
^ "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.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Obory". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-09-09.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Obory. Retrieved 2024-09-09.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Obory". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-09-09.

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