Rosovice is a municipality and village in

Příbram District Příbram District ( cs, okres Příbram) is a district (''okres'') within the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Příbram and the towns of Dobříš and Sedlčany are larger centres. List of municipalitie ...

in the

Central Bohemian Region The Central Bohemian Region ( cz, Středočeský kraj, german: Mittelböhmische Region) is an administrative unit ( cz, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative centre is in ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. Th ...

. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Sychrov is an administrative part of Rosovice.

Geography

Rosovice is located about northeast of

Příbram Příbram (; german: Freiberg in Böhmen, ''Przibram'', or ''Pribram'', in 1939–1945 ''Pibrans'') is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 32,000 inhabitants. It is well known for its mining history, and more ...

and southwest of

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

. It lies mostly in the Brdy Highlands, only a small part of the municipal territory in the southeast extends into the

Benešov Uplands Benešov (; german: Beneschau; also known as Benešov u Prahy) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The town is known for the Konopiště Castle. Administrative parts Villages of Baba, ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The village of Sychrov is situated on the shore of the Sychrovský Pond, supplied by the brook Sychrovský potok.

History

The first written mention of Rosovice is from 1305. From around 1600, the area was part of the

Dobříš Dobříš (; german: Doberschisch) is a town in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,700 inhabitants. It is located south of Prague, and it is a part of the Prague metropolitan area. Administrat ...

estate and shared its owners.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Rosovice is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It is a modern church, which dates from 1913.

Notable people

Joseph Asherman Joseph (Gustav) Asherman (September 11, 1889 — October 9, 1968) was an Israeli gynecologist, director of the Kirya Maternity Hospital. The Asherman's syndrome is named after him. Biography Asherman was born in 1889 in Rosovice in Austria-Hung ...

(1889–1968), Israeli gynecologist

References

External links

* {{authority control Villages in Příbram District