Mokrosuky is a municipality and village in

Klatovy District Klatovy District () is a Okres, district in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Klatovy. With an area of , it is the largest district in the country. Administrative division Klatovy District is divided into three Di ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Mokrosuky consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Mokrosuky (120) *Lešišov (14)

Geography

Mokrosuky is located about southeast of

Klatovy Klatovy (; ) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administr ...

and south of

Plzeň Plzeň (), also known in English and German as Pilsen (), is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 188,000 inhabitants. It is located about west of P ...

. It lies in the

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. The highest point is at above sea level. The Ostružná River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Mokrosuky is from 1418. Until 1560, it belonged to the

Velhartice Velhartice () is a municipality and village in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division V ...

estate. In 1560, the village was annexed to the

Kolinec Kolinec () is a market town in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. Administrative division Kolinec consists of 18 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Kol ...

estate.

Demographics

Transport

The railway line

–

Horažďovice Horažďovice (; ) is a town in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,100 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Horažďo ...

runs through the municipality. However, the train station named ''Mokrosuky'' is located in the territory of neighbouring Hrádek-Kašovice.

Sights

The most important monument is the former Gothic water fortress from the 15th century, rebuilt in 1579 into a Renaissance castle. Today it open to the public. The Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus dates from the end of the 18th century. At the end of the 19th century, it was reconstructed in the pseudo-Gothic style.

Notable people

Václav Vojta Václav Vojta (12 July 1917 – 12 September 2000) was a renowned Czech medical doctor who specialized in the treatment of children with cerebral palsy and developmental disorders. He discovered the principle of reflex locomotion, which is used to ...

(1917–2000), physician

References

External links

* {{authority control Villages in Klatovy District