Košátky

• Name — Košátky • Settlement Type — Municipality • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Central Bohemian • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Name2 — Mladá Boleslav • Established Title — First mentioned • Established Date — 1365 • Area Total Km2 — 5.48 • Elevation M — 218 • Population As Of — 2026-01-01 • Population Total — 237 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone1 — CET • Utc Offset1 — +1 • Timezone1 Dst — CEST • Utc Offset1 Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 294 79 • Website — https: www.obec-kosatky.cz/

The name is a diminutive of the toponymy Košetice, derived from the personal name Košata.

Košátky is located about 20 km southwest of Mladá Boleslav and 26 km northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table. The highest point is at 263 m above sea level. The stream Košátecký potok flows through the municipality.

The first written mention of Košátky is from 1365, when the village was bought by the Weimile family. The Weitmiles had built here a fortress after the Hussite Wars (after 1434). East of the fortress, houses for craftsmen and farm workers began to be built. At the turn of the 15th and 16th century, this new settlement was given the name Nové Košátky ('new Košátky'), while the original village began to be called Staré Košátky ('old Košátky'). In the 16th century, the Košátky area was acquired by the Novohradský branch of the Kolowrat family. The railway was built in 1865. From the establishment of independent municipalities in 1850 until the year 1920, Staré Košátky and Nové Košátky were municipal parts of Kojovice. In 1921, Staré Košátky and Nové Košátky created a separate municipality called just Košátky, and Staré Košátky and Nové Košátky were its municipal parts. From 1973 to 1989, Staré Košátky and Nové Košátky were municipal parts of Kropáčova Vrutice. Since 1990, Košátky has been a separate municipality, which is not further subdivided.

Košátky is located on the railway line Prague–Mladá Boleslav.

• Illustration — Entrance to Košátky Castle The main landmark of Košátky is the Košátky Castle. It is a large complex of several buildings (castle, granary, farm buildings, tower gates). Originally it was a Gothic fortress from the 15th century, rebuilt in the Renaissance style in the 16th century and later modified in the Baroque and Neoclassical styles. The buildings are surrounded by meadows and a pheasantry that also belong to the castle complex. In modern times, part of the area is used for residential and recreational purposes, and part is unused, awaiting reconstruction.