Čakov (České Budějovice District)


Čakov is a village and municipality (obec) in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.

Čakov
Municipality
General view of the village with the Church of Saint Leonard
Čakov
Coordinates: 48°58′52″N 14°18′27″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictČeské Budějovice
Area
 • Total9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi)
Elevation
450 m (1,480 ft)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total263
 • Density29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Postal code
373 84
Websitehttp://www.cakov.cz

The municipality, consisting of three parts: Čakov, Čakovec and Holubovská Bašta, covers an area of 9.02 square kilometres (3.48 sq mi), and has a population of 263 (as at 31 December 2013).

Čakov lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of České Budějovice and 123 km (76 mi) south of Prague.

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.

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