Zákolany

Zákolany is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Zákolany
Municipality
General view of the village
Flag Coat of arms
Zákolany Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°11′49″N 14°14′56″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kladno
First mentioned	1282
Area
• Total	5.68 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Elevation	235 m (771 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	631
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	273 28
Website	www.zakolany.cz

Administrative division

Zákolany consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Zákolany (312)
• Kováry (112)
• Trněný Újezd (179)

Geography

Zákolany is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) northeast of Kladno and 15 km (9 mi) northwest of Prague. It lies in the Prague Plateau. The villages of Zákolany and Kováry are situated in the valley of the stream Zákolanský potok.

History

The first written mention of Zákolany is from 1282.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 876 —     1880 961 +9.7% 1890 1,029 +7.1% 1900 1,092 +6.1% 1910 1,079 −1.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,068 −1.0% 1930 1,018 −4.7% 1950 889 −12.7% 1961 844 −5.1% 1970 763 −9.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 605 −20.7% 1991 516 −14.7% 2001 485 −6.0% 2011 544 +12.2% 2021 603 +10.8%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

Zákolany is located on the railway line Kladno–Kralupy nad Vltavou.^[6]

Sights

Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Budeč

Zákolany is known for Budeč, which was a 22 ha (54 acres) large gord founded by the first members of the Přemyslid dynasty. The Rotunda of Saints Peter and Paul was built here after 895. The nave of the rotunda is the oldest preserved building in the Czech Republic.^[7]

Notable people

• Wenceslaus I (c. 907 – c. 935), Duke of Bohemia, saint; studied in Budeč
• Antonín Zápotocký (1884–1957), communist politician, president of Czechoslovakia in 1953–1957