Černošice

49°57′11″N 14°19′31″E / 49.95306°N 14.32528°E / 49.95306; 14.32528Country Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictPrague-WestFirst mentioned1088Government • MayorFilip KořínekArea • Total9.06 km² (3.50 sq mi)Elevation211 m (692 ft)Population • Total7,675 • Density850/km² (2,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitewww.mestocernosice.cz

Černošice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtʃɛrnoʃɪtsɛ]) is a town in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,700 inhabitants.

Geography

Černošice is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies mostly in the Hořovice Uplands, only the northwestern part of the municipal territory extends into the Prague Plateau. The highest point is the Babka hill at 364 m (1,194 ft) above sea level. The town is situated on the left bank of the Berounka River.

History

The present-day town is made up of three historical parts: Horní Černošice, Dolní Mokropsy and Vráž. The village of Dolní Mokropsy was first mentioned in 1088 and Horní Černošice in 1115. In Horní Černošice there was built the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary which was first mentioned in 1352 when it served as a parish church. A few farms stood around this church. The villages stood at two important trade routes – the route from Prague to Bechyně and from Prague to Karlštejn Castle. With a break between 1422 and 1455, Černošice was owned by the Zbraslav Monastery from 1292 until the abolition of the monastery in 1785.^[2]

Černošice was heavily damaged during the Thirty Years' War in 1639 when it was burnt to the ground by the Swedish army moving towards Prague. During the war, there was a great decline in population because of the war losses, epidemics and emigration.^[2]

In 1825, Friedrich Fürst von Öttingen-Wallerstein bought the Königsaal estate from the religious fund. After the abolition of the patrimonial lordships, Horní and Dolní Černošice formed villages in the Smíchov district from 1850, and from the 1930s they belonged to the Prague-Vold district. The property was bought in 1910 by Cyril Bartoň-Dobenín, a textile entrepreneur from Náchod. The Bartoň-Dobenín family was expropriated in 1948 after the communists came to power.

In 1862 the railway stations in Černošice were opened as a part of the new-built railway from Prague to Plzeň. The new railway brought about a tourist and building boom. Lidos were founded along the river and many new villas were built. Černošice became one of the most famous residential and weekend-cottage satellites before. During this time Černošice started to lose its agricultural character. The development of the town was stopped during the World Wars. In 1950, the originally separate municipalities were joined and named Černošice.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 616 —     1880 598 −2.9% 1890 599 +0.2% 1900 674 +12.5% 1910 1,010 +49.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,430 +41.6% 1930 2,809 +96.4% 1950 4,188 +49.1% 1961 4,762 +13.7% 1970 4,608 −3.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 4,537 −1.5% 1991 4,351 −4.1% 2001 4,631 +6.4% 2011 6,849 +47.9% 2021 7,707 +12.5%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

Černošice is located on the railway line Prague–Beroun. There are two train stations: Černošice and Černošice-Mokropsy.^[5]

Sights

The main landmark of Černošice is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It was first mentioned in the 14th century and is the oldest preserved building in the town. It was rebuilt in the Baroque style at the beginning of the 18th century. It has a Baroque altar from 1713.^[6]

In popular culture

The English book The Twelve Little Cakes by Dominka Dery was written about the life of a dissident family during the Communist times in Černošice.

Notable people

• Jan Janský (1873–1921), serologist and neurologist; lived and died here
• Břetislav Bartoš (1893–1926), painter; died here
• Jaroslav Bouček (1912–1987), footballer
• Vladimír Kobranov (1927–2015), ice hockey player
• Dominika Dery (born 1975), journalist and writer

Twin towns – sister cities

Černošice is twinned with:^[7]

• Gerbrunn, Germany
• Leśnica, Poland
• Themar, Germany

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