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Šestajovice (Prague-East District)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Šestajovice |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| image_skyline | Šestajovice, 9. května, od východu.jpg |
| image_caption | Belfry |
| image_flag | Flag of Sestajovice (Praha-vychod).svg |
| image_shield | Sestajovice znak.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 | 1227 |
| area_total_km2 | 5.42 |
| elevation_m | 254 |
| population_as_of | 2025-01-01 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 4199 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +1 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +2 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 250 92 |
| website |
Šestajovice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,200 inhabitants.
Etymology
The initial name of the settlement was Sestojovice. The name was derived from the personal name Sestoj.
Geography
Šestajovice is located east of Prague, in its immediate vicinity. It is urbanistically fused with Prague-Klánovice. It lies in a flat landscape of the Central Elbe Table.
History
The first written mention of Šestajovice is from 1227. From 1227 until the Hussite Wars, the village was property of the Knights of the Cross with the Red Star from the Zderaz Monastery in Prague; then the owners often changed.
Demographics
|1869|759 |1880|821 |1890|853 |1900|819 |1910|857 |1921|820 |1930|1096 |1950|1187 |1961|1195 |1970|1137 |1980|1124 |1991|1013 |2001|1280 |2011|3377 |2021|4401
Transport
The D11 motorway from Prague to Hradec Králové passes through the municipality.
Sights
Šestajovice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a sandstone cross, which dates from 1779. A landmark is also the belfry in the centre of the village.
Notable people
- Jaromír Bosák (born 1965), sports commentator and journalist; lives here
References
References
- (2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- Profous, Antonín. (1957). "Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž".
- "Historie". Obec Šestajovice.
- (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]].
- "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Šestajovice". National Heritage Institute.
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