Davle

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Field	Value
name	Davle
settlement_type	Market town
image_skyline	Davle z vyhlídky u Oleška.jpg
image_caption	View from the northeast across the Vltava
image_flag	Davle CZ flag.gif
image_shield	Davle znak.svg
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Central Bohemian
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Prague-West
pushpin_map	Czech Republic
pushpin_relief	1
pushpin_map_caption	Location in the Czech Republic
coordinates
established_title	First mentioned
established_date	999
area_total_km2	7.47
elevation_m	325
population_as_of	2025-01-01
population_footnotes
population_total	1891
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	CET
utc_offset1	+1
timezone1_DST	CEST
utc_offset1_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	252 06
website
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Administrative division

Davle consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

Davle (1,127)
Sázava (307)
Sloup (440)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Davel, meaning "Davel's (court)". Until the 16th century, the settlement was called Davel, but then the name evolved to the feminine gender.

Geography

Davle is located about 13 km south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Suchý vrch with an elevation of 381 m. The market town is situated at the confluence of the Vltava and Sázava rivers.

History

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The first written mention of Davle is in the founding deed of the Benedictine monastery of St. John the Baptist by Duke Boleslaus II in 999. It became known as Ostrov Monastery, referring to its location on an island (in Czech ostrov).

In the second half of the 13th century, gold was mined around the confluence of the Vltava and Sázava rivers, creating a boom period for the area. In 1310, in a papal bull from Pope Clement V, Davle was referred to as a market town. Davle was also an important stopping point for rafters using the two waterways as trade routes. During the Hussite Wars, the monastery was destroyed and its restoration was unsuccessful. After the monastery was definitely abandoned in 1517, the importance of Davle decreased.

In 1900, a railway line connecting Davle with Prague was completed.

In 1848, Davle was incorporated into a municipality with the nearby villages of Měchenice, Sloup and Svatý Kilián. In the 1950s Svatý Kilián lost its status of a municipal part. In 1960, Měchenice became a separate municipality. The village of Sázava was annexed to Davle in 1968.

Demographics

|align=none|cols=3 |1869|1057 |1880|1129 |1890|1089 |1900|1291 |1910|1218 |1921|1100 |1930|1426 |1950|1431 |1961|1566 |1970|1355 |1980|1353 |1991|1217 |2001|1168 |2011|1463 |2021|1874 |source=Censuses}}

Economy

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In 2006, a new sewage and wastewater treatment plant was built near the town.

Transport

Davle is located on the railway line Prague–Čerčany.

Sights

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The Island of St. Kilian with the remains of the former monastery is an archaeological site. There was the Romanesque three-nave basilica of St. John the Baptist from the 12th century and other Romanesque buildings, the foundations of which are still visible today.

On the bank opposite the island is the Church of Saint Kilian. The protected Baroque church complex consists of the church, Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre, bell tower, rectory, Chapel of St. John of Nepomuk, and enclosure walls with gates. The church has a Gothic core. It was probably built shortly after the monastery was founded. It is the only church in the Czech Republic consecrated to Saint Kilian.

The Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in the centre of Davle was built in the neo-Baroque style in 1898.

In popular culture

In the summer of 1968, scenes for the film The Bridge at Remagen were filmed using the Old Davle Bridge.

References

(2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
(2022). "Public Census 2021 – basic data". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
Profous, Antonín. (1947). "Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H".
"Historie". Městys Davle.
(2020-09-15). "Historickým vlakem a parníkem do Davle 20. 9. 2020". Pražská integrovaná doprava.
(2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011: Abecední přehled obcí a částí obcí". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
(2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
(2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
"Čistírna odpadních vod v Davli a tlaková kanalizace". Městys Davle.
"Detail stanice Davle". [[České dráhy]].
"Ostrov sv. Kiliána s pozůstatky kláštera sv. Jana Křtitele v Davli". CzechTourism.
"Benediktýnský klášter Kiliánský ostrov, archeologické stopy". National Heritage Institute.
"Kostel sv. Kiliána s farou". National Heritage Institute.
"Kaple Navštívení Panny Marie". National Heritage Institute.

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