Stehelčeves

Stehelčeves
Municipality
Municipal office
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Stehelčeves Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°10′18″N 14°11′27″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kladno
First mentioned	1316
Area
• Total	4.98 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Elevation	276 m (906 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)
• Total	1,163
• Density	230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	273 42
Website	www.obecstehelceves.cz

Stehelčeves is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.

Geography

Stehelčeves is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Kladno and 22 km (14 mi) northwest of Prague. It lies in the Prague Plateau. An artificial hill known as Buštěhrad slag heap is located in the southern part of the municipality. The stream Dřetovický potok flows through the municipality and supplies Vrapický Pond.

History

The first written mention of Stehelčeves is from 1316. At the beginning of the 16th century, the village was acquired by the Kolowrat family.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 765 —     1880 850 +11.1% 1890 872 +2.6% 1900 1,087 +24.7% 1910 1,196 +10.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,117 −6.6% 1930 1,013 −9.3% 1950 789 −22.1% 1961 746 −5.4% 1970 624 −16.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 568 −9.0% 1991 474 −16.5% 2001 504 +6.3% 2011 743 +47.4% 2021 1,140 +53.4%
Source: Censuses

Transport

The D7 motorway runs along the eastern municipal border.

Sights

Stehelčeves is poor in monuments. There used to be a chapel from the first half of the 18th century, but it was destroyed by vandals in the 1950s. There are remnants of an eneolithic hillfort called Homolka, which have been archaeologically explored.

External links

• Official website