Lochovice
Lochovice is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.
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Key facts
• Name — Lochovice • Settlement Type — Municipality • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Central Bohemian • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Name2 — Beroun • Established Title — First mentioned • Established Date — 1318 • Area Total Km2 — 13.24 • Elevation M — 308 • Population As Of — 2026-01-01 • Population Total — 1376 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone1 — CET • Utc Offset1 — +1 • Timezone1 Dst — CEST • Utc Offset1 Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal codes • Postal Code — 267 23, 267 51 • Website — https: obec-lochovice.cz/
Administrative division
Administrative division
Lochovice consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): • Lochovice (1,109) • Kočvary (15) • Netolice (95) • Obora (161)
Etymology
Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Loch, meaning "the village of Loch's people".
Geography
Geography
Lochovice is located about 13 km south of Beroun and 34 km southwest of Prague. It lies mostly in the Hořovice Uplands, only the southern tip of the municipal territory extends into the Brdy Highlands. The highest point is at 452 m above sea level. The Litavka River flows through the municipality.
History
History
The first written mention of Lochovice is from 1318. For most of its history, it was owned by various lesser noble families. In 1574, Lochovice was promoted to a market town by Emperor Maximilian II, but it later lost the title.
Transport
Transport
Lochovice is located on the railway lines Prague–České Budějovice and Beroun–Strakonice.
Sights
Sights
• Illustration — Lochovice Castle The main landmark of Lochovice is the Church of Saint Andrew. It was built in the early Baroque style in 1654, on the site of a Gothic church dedicated to Saint Stanislaus, which was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War. The Lochovice Castle was built in the late Renaissance style in the last quarter of the 16th century. After 1754, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style. Today it is privately owned and inaccessible to the public.
Notable people
Notable people
• Martin Horký (1578–1670s), astronomer • Josef Fiala (1748–1816), composer and multi-instrumentalist • Václav Hrabě (1940–1965), poet; grew up here and is buried here
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Cited by Wikipedia
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Czech Statistical Office. Population in municipalities as at 1. 1. DataStat. 2026-05-18.
- 2.Czech Statistical Office. Public Census 2021 – basic data. Public Database. 2022.
- 3.Profous, Antonín. Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L. 654. 1949.
- 4.Obec Lochovice. Informace o obci.
- 5.Czech Statistical Office. Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011. 2015-12-21.
- 6.Czech Statistical Office. Population Census 2021: Population by sex. Public Database. 2021-03-27.
- 7.České dráhy. Station details Lochovice.
- 8.National Heritage Institute. Kostel sv. Ondřeje.
- 9.National Heritage Institute. Zámek.
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