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Ondřejov (Prague-East District)

Field	Value
name	Ondřejov
settlement_type	Municipality
image_skyline	Ondřejov - Kostel svatých Šimona a Judy a památné lípy malolisté (kód 103637) od JV.jpg
image_caption	Church of Saints Simon and Jude
image_flag	Flag_of_Ondřejov.svg
image_shield	Ondřejov_-_CoA.jpg
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Central Bohemian
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Prague-East
pushpin_map	Czech Republic
pushpin_relief	1
pushpin_map_caption	Location in the Czech Republic
coordinates
established_title	First mentioned
established_date	1352
area_total_km2	18.15
elevation_m	467
population_as_of	2025-01-01
population_footnotes
population_total	1883
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	CET
utc_offset1	+1
timezone1_DST	CEST
utc_offset1_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postal codes
postal_code	251 65, 251 66
website

Ondřejov () is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants. It is known for the Ondřejov Observatory. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.

Administrative division

Ondřejov consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

Ondřejov (1,201)
Třemblat (360)
Turkovice (266)

Etymology

Ondřejov (meaning "Ondřej's") was probably named after its founded Ondřej of Dubá. Saint Andrew () is in the municipal coat of arms.

Geography

Ondřejov is located about 25 km southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the Pecný hill at 545 m above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Ondřejov is from 1352.

Demographics

|1869|1292 |1880|1244 |1890|1248 |1900|1193 |1910|1096 |1921|1054 |1930|1082 |1950|1065 |1961|1165 |1970|1164 |1980|1170 |1991|1088 |2001|1076 |2011|1425 |2021|1827

Transport

The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno passes through the western part of the municipal territory.

Science

In 1898–1906, the industrialist Josef Jan Frič built an astronomical observatory in the village, which he gave to the Charles University in 1928. Today the Ondřejov Observatory is operated by the Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Its part is also the Vojtěch Šafařík Astronomical Museum.

Sights

The Church of Saints Simon and Jude was originally a Romanesque building, modified in the Baroque style in 1668. The adjacent Baroque building of the rectory was built in 1778–1780.

Notable people

Eleonora Ehrenbergová (1832–1912) opera singer; died here and is buried here

References

(2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
(2022). "Public Census 2021 – basic data". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
Profous, Antonín. (1951). "Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř".
"Ondřejov". Obec Ondřejov.
(2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
(2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
"Historie". Obec Ondřejov.
"Kostel sv. Šimona a Judy". Obec Ondřejov.

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