Čakov (České Budějovice District)

Municipality in South Bohemian, Czech Republic

Čakov

Municipality

General view with the Church of Saint Leonard

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Čakov

Location in the Czech Republic

Coordinates: 48°58′50″N 14°18′28″E﻿ / ﻿48.98056°N 14.30778°E﻿ / 48.98056; 14.30778
Country|  Czech Republic
Region| South Bohemian
District| České Budějovice
First mentioned| 1262
Area

• Total

| 9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi)
Elevation

| 450 m (1,480 ft)
Population

(2024-01-01)[1]

• Total

| 302
• Density| 33/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

373 84

Website| www.cakov.cz

Čakov is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

## Administrative division

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Čakov consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

* Čakov (197)
* Čakovec (66)
* Holubovská Bašta (29)

## Geography

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Čakov is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of České Budějovice. The southwestern part of the municipal territory with the villages of Čakov and Čakovec lies in the Bohemian Forest Foothills and contains the highest point of Čakov at 522 m (1,713 ft) above sea level. The northeastern part with Holubovská Bašta lies in the České Budějovice Basin and is rich in fishponds. The Dehtář pond, which is among the largest ponds in the country, is located just outside the municipality and only forms part of the northern municipal border. In the south, the municipality extends into the Blanský les Protected Landscape Area.

## History

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The first written mention of Čakov is from 1262. The village belonged to the Český Krumlov estate, owned by the Rosenberg family. In 1468, Čakov was acquired by Jindřich Roubík of Hlavatce.[3]

## Demographics

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Historical population| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1869| 469| —
1880| 440| −6.2%
1890| 421| −4.3%
1900| 435| +3.3%
1910| 454| +4.4%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1921| 431| −5.1%
1930| 397| −7.9%
1950| 292| −26.4%
1961| 283| −3.1%
1970| 262| −7.4%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1980| 228| −13.0%
1991| 189| −17.1%
2001| 201| +6.3%
2011| 274| +36.3%
2021| 292| +6.6%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

## Transport

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There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

## Sights

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The main landmark of Čakov is the Church of Saint Leonard. This originally early Gothic church was built around 1300 and was first mentioned in the mid-14th century. The tower was added to the church in the 19th century. The Baroque rectory dates from the late 18th century.[3][6]

## Notable people

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* Jaroslav Pouzar (born 1952), ice hockey player

## References

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1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. ^ a b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Čakov. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. ^ "Kostel sv. Linharta" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-26.

## External links

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Towns, market towns and villages of České Budějovice District

* Adamov
* Bečice
* Borek
* Borovany
* Borovnice
* Boršov nad Vltavou
* Bošilec
* Branišov
* Břehov
* Čakov
* Čejkovice
* Čenkov u Bechyně
* České Budějovice
* Chotýčany
* Chrášťany
* Čížkrajice
* Dasný
* Dívčice
* Dobrá Voda u Českých Budějovic
* Dobšice
* Dolní Bukovsko
* Doubravice
* Doudleby
* Drahotěšice
* Dražíč
* Dříteň
* Dubičné
* Dubné
* Dynín
* Habří
* Hartmanice
* Heřmaň
* Hlavatce
* Hlincová Hora
* Hluboká nad Vltavou
* Homole
* Horní Kněžeklady
* Horní Stropnice
* Hosín
* Hosty
* Hradce
* Hranice
* Hrdějovice
* Hůry
* Hvozdec
* Jankov
* Jílovice
* Jivno
* Kamenná
* Kamenný Újezd
* Komařice
* Kvítkovice
* Ledenice
* Libín
* Libníč
* Lipí
* Lišov
* Litvínovice
* Ločenice
* Mazelov
* Mladošovice
* Modrá Hůrka
* Mokrý Lom
* Mydlovary
* Nákří
* Nedabyle
* Neplachov
* Nová Ves
* Nové Hrady
* Olešnice
* Olešník
* Ostrolovský Újezd
* Petříkov
* Pištín
* Planá
* Plav
* Radošovice
* Římov
* Roudné
* Rudolfov
* Sedlec
* Ševětín
* Slavče
* Srubec
* Staré Hodějovice
* Štěpánovice
* Strážkovice
* Střížov
* Strýčice
* Svatý Jan nad Malší
* Temelín
* Trhové Sviny
* Týn nad Vltavou
* Úsilné
* Včelná
* Vidov
* Vitín
* Vlkov
* Vrábče
* Vráto
* Všemyslice
* Záboří
* Žabovřesky
* Zahájí
* Žár
* Závraty
* Žimutice
* Zliv
* Zvíkov

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