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Nosálov

Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic

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50°28′25″N 14°40′15″E / 50.47361°N 14.67083°E / 50.47361; 14.67083Country

Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrict MělníkFirst mentioned1324Area

• Total11.10 km² (4.29 sq mi)Elevation

385 m (1,263 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total192 • Density17/km² (45/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

277 35

Websitewww.nosalov.cz

Nosálov (German: Nosadl) is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. The village with well preserved examples of folk architecture is protected by law as a village monument reservation.

Administrative parts

The villages of Brusné 1.díl, Libovice and Příbohy are administrative parts of Nosálov.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Nosál, meaning "Nosál's (court)".^[2]

Geography

Nosálov is located about 19 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Mělník and 41 km (25 mi) north of Prague. It lies on the border between the Ralsko Uplands and Jizera Table. The highest point is the hill Vrátenská hora at 507 m (1,663 ft) above sea level. The western half of the municipal territory lies in the Kokořínsko – Máchův kraj Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Nosálov is from 1324.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	767	—
1880	700	−8.7%
1890	629	−10.1%
1900	539	−14.3%
1910	491	−8.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	526	+7.1%
1930	513	−2.5%
1950	306	−40.4%
1961	268	−12.4%
1970	265	−1.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	224	−15.5%
1991	176	−21.4%
2001	152	−13.6%
2011	168	+10.5%
2021	197	+17.3%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

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

Sights

The village of Nosálov consists of a unique complex of original wooden cottages from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, so called hop houses. They are a remnant of the times when there was a hop-growing area. The village is protected as a village monument reservation.^[6]

The small Chapel of the Holy Trinity in the centre of Nosálov was built in 1808 and is a valuable example of a small village building of this period.^[7]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 231.
^ "Program rozvoje obce Nosálov na roky 2021–2031" (in Czech). Obec Nosálov. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Mělník" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Vesnická památková rezervace Nosálov – unikátní komplex chmelařských domů" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
^ "Kaple Nejsvětější Trojice" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-04-21.