Čakov (České Budějovice District)
Čakov is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Čakov | |
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2009a.jpg.webp) General view with the Church of Saint Leonard | |
_Flag.jpg.webp) Flag _CoA.jpg.webp) Coat of arms | |
  Čakov Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 48°58′50″N 14°18′28″E | |
| 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 (2021-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 303 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (87/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 373 84 |
| Website | www |
Čakov lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of České Budějovice and 123 km (76 mi) south of Prague.
Administrative parts
Villages of Čakovec and Holubovská Bašta are administrative parts of Čakov.
History
The first mention of this village dates back to A.D. 1262 by the name Schecow or Czekov. The Gothic church of Saint Leonard in the center of the village on a small hill dates from the first half of the 13th Century. There are three tombstones of possible benefactors of the church, today ineligible.
Čakov (read Chukaff) was a property of different nobility, often sold or impawn. Since the 14th Century a wealthy Rožmberk (Rosenberg) nobility from their castle in Český Krumlov owned and managed this place. There were appx. 8 Hides, in todays measures 8 farmers owning 56 acres of arable land each. The last owner from the Rosenberg family sold this village to the Emperor Rudolf II. in 1601.
Notable people
- Jaroslav Pouzar (born 1952), ice hockey player
