Malá Víska

Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic

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49°46′34″N 13°52′32″E / 49.77611°N 13.87556°E / 49.77611; 13.87556Country

Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictBerounFirst mentioned1520Area

• Total10.19 km² (3.93 sq mi)Elevation

550 m (1,800 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total105 • Density10/km² (27/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

267 62

Websitewww.malaviska.cz

Malá Víska is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name literally means "little village".

Geography

Malá Víska is located about 24 kilometres (15 mi) southwest of Beroun and 45 km (28 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies in the Brdy Highlands. The highest point is at 822 m (2,697 ft) above sea level. Except for the built-up area, the municipality is located in the Brdy Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Malá Víska is from 1520. The village was founded as a settlement of woodworkers, charcoal burners and coal miners.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	289	—
1880	290	+0.3%
1890	257	−11.4%
1900	248	−3.5%
1910	264	+6.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	277	+4.9%
1930	228	−17.7%
1950	154	−32.5%
1961	153	−0.6%
1970	149	−2.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	125	−16.1%
1991	93	−25.6%
2001	91	−2.2%
2011	99	+8.8%
2021	103	+4.0%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

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

Sights

Malá Víska is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a military bunker from the early 1930s called Jordán. It is the most important test object of heavy fortification in the Czech Republic.^[5]

A landmark is a chapel in the centre of Malá Víska.

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Malá Víska. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Beroun" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Malá Víska". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-14.