Ostředek is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Administrative division Ostředek consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Ostředek (348) Bělčice (17) Mžižovice (27) Třemošnice (73) Vráž (1)
Etymology The word ostředek used to refer to an elevated central place in a flowerbed. The village got its name figuratively based on how it looked in the landscape.
Geography Ostředek is located about northeast of Benešov and southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level. The stream Ostředecký potok originates here, flows across the municipality and supplies there a system of fishponds.
History The first written mention of Ostředek is from 1356.
Demographics
Transport The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno runs through the municipality.
Sights The main landmark of Ostředek is the Ostředek Castle. It is a Baroque building with Neoclassical modifications. The castle complex includes the valuable Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk, which was added to the castle in 1739.
Notable people Svatopluk Čech (1846–1908), writer Gusta Fučíková (1903–1987), publisher and Communist politician
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