Podlesí_(Příbram_District)
Podlesí (Příbram District)
Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic
Podlesí is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
Podlesí | |
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View from the south | |
| Coordinates: 49°41′25″N 13°58′55″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Příbram |
| First mentioned | 1527 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.38 km2 (1.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 503 m (1,650 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,111 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (660/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 261 01 |
| Website | www |
Podlesí is located about 47 km (29 mi) southwest of Prague and is urbanistically fused with the neighbouring town of Příbram. It lies in the Brdy Highlands. The highest point is the hill Dubová hora at 627 m (2,057 ft) above sea level. The Litavka River forms the eastern municipal border and separates the municipality from Příbram.
The first written mention of Podlesí is from 1527. The history of the village was connected with the mining of silver and iron ores, and agriculture had only marginal importance.[2]
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There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
There are no protected cultural monuments.[5] In the centre of Podlesí is a small chapel.
- Jaroslav Ježek (1923–2002), industrial designer
- "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Podlesí. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Příbram" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 19–20.
- "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, okres Příbram". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
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