Praskolesy

Praskolesy is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Praskolesy
Municipality
Primary school
Flag Coat of arms
Praskolesy Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°51′57″N 13°56′0″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Beroun
First mentioned	1216
Area
• Total	5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi)
Elevation	316 m (1,037 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	903
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	267 54
Website	www.praskolesy.cz

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	785	—
1880	818	+4.2%
1890	870	+6.4%
1900	910	+4.6%
1910	984	+8.1%
1921	994	+1.0%
1930	1,127	+13.4%
1950	975	−13.5%
1961	1,000	+2.6%
1970	918	−8.2%
1980	881	−4.0%
1991	830	−5.8%
2001	796	−4.1%
2011	867	+8.9%
2021	892	+2.9%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Transport

Praskolesy is located on the railway line Plzeň–Beroun.^[4]

Notable people

• Josef Nešvera (1842–1914), composer
• Alfred Seifert (1850–1901), Czech-German painter
• Jiří Weil (1900–1959), writer and literary critic