Hostivice () is a town in

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in the

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of the

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. It has about 9,200 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Hostivice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Hostivice (9,655) * Břve (132)

Etymology

The name was derived from the personal name Hostivít, meaning "Hostivít's village".

Geography

Hostivice is located west of

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, in its immediate vicinity. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the

Prague Plateau The Prague Plateau () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the area of Prague and in the Central Bohemian Region. Geomorphology The Prague Plateau is a mesoregion of the Brdy Macroregion within ...

. The stream of Litovický potok flows through the territory and supplies a system of three fishponds, protected as the Hostivice Ponds Nature Monument.

History

Břve is the oldest part of the town, first mentioned in 1184. The first written mention of Hostivice is from 1277. The current appearance of the town was created by merging and growing four separate villages: Hostivice, Litovice, Jeneček and Břve. In 1849, Litovice, Jeneček and Břve merged to create one municipality of Litovice, and in 1950, it was merged with Hostivice. In 1978, Hostivice became a town.

Demographics

Transport

Hostivice lies close to

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. The D6 motorway from Prague to

Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary (; , formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 49,000 inhabitants. It is located at the confluence of the Ohře and Teplá (river), Teplá ri ...

runs next to the town. Hostivice is located on the railway lines Prague–

Kladno Kladno (; ) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 70,000 inhabitants. It is the largest city in the region and has a rich industrial history. Administrative division Kladno consists of six municipal parts ...

and Prague–Rudná.

Sights

The main landmars of the town are the church and castle, located by the town square. The Hostivice Castle was built in the early Baroque style in 1689–1697 for Countess Caretto-Millesimo. The castle was completely rebuilt in 1732–1734, during the rule of

Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg (13 June 1672 – 15 October 1741) was the legal Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg in the eyes of the Holy Roman Emperor, the overlord of Saxe-Lauenburg, from 1689 until 1728; however, because her distant cous ...

. She also had built a large two-storey granary next to the castle. Today the castle serves as the town hall. The Church of Saint James the Great was built in the Gothic style in the 13th or 14th century. In the 18th and 19th centuries, it was modified and extended into its current form. In the centre of the town square is a Baroque Marian column. It dates from 1734.

Notable people

David Rath David Rath (born 25 December 1965) is a Czech physician, former politician who served as Minister of Health from 2005 to 2006, and convicted criminal. He was a member of the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) until 16 May 2012 when he resign ...

(born 1965), politician; lives here

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* {{authority control Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Prague-West District