Kožlí (Písek District)
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Kožlí (German: Koschli) is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 50 inhabitants.
Kožlí | |
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.jpg) Chapel in the centre of Kožlí | |
Kožlí Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°30′57″N 14°8′48″E / 49.51583°N 14.14667°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| District | Písek |
| First mentioned | 1396 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.34 km2 (1.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 398 m (1,306 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 53 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 398 04 |
| Website | www |
The name of the village was derived either from the personal name Kozel (meaning "Kozel's") or from goat farming (goat = koza in Czech).[2]
Kožlí is located about 23 kilometres (14 mi) north of Písek and 60 km (37 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 453 m (1,486 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the western shore of the Orlík Reservoir, built on the Vltava River. There are also several small ponds, supplied by local brooks.
The first written mention of Kožlí is from 1396.[2]
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There are no railways or major roads running through the municipal territory.
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The northern part of the large park of the Orlík Castle extends into the territory of Kožlí. It includes the Schwarzenberg Tomb, built in the Neo-Gothic style in 1875–1877. It contains the remains of several members of the cadet branch of the House of Schwarzenberg, the most notable being Field Marshal Prince Karl Philipp of Schwarzenberg (1771–1820). The tomb is not open to the public.[5]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 355.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Schwarzenberská hrobka u zámku Orlík" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2023-01-02.