Neveklov

Neveklov is a town in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts
The villages and hamlets of Bělice, Blažim, Borovka, Chvojínek, Dalešice, Doloplazy, Dubovka, Heroutice, Hůrka Kapinos, Jablonná, Kožlí, Lipka, Mlékovice, Nebřich, Neštětice, Neveklov, Ouštice, Přibyšice, Radslavice, Spolí, Tloskov, Zádolí and Zárybnice are administrative parts of Neveklov.

Geography
Neveklov is located about 11 km west of Benešov and 29 km south of Prague. It lies in a hilly landscape of the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Neštětická hora at 534 m above sea level. The municipal territory is rich in fishponds; the largest of them is Panský. The eastern border of the vast territory is formed by Slapy Reservoir.

History
The first written mention of Neveklov is from 1285, when the Rosenberg family sold the village to the Zderaz Monastery. The village was promoted to a town by King Ferdinand I in 1563. The town was badly damaged by the fires in 1752, 1772 and 1814.

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

Sights
The Church of Saint Gall is an early Gothic church with Renaissance and Baroque modifications.

The fortress in Tloskov was first documented in 1376. During the rule of the Hodějovský family between 1574 and 1620, it was rebuilt into a castle. In the mid-18th century, Tloskov Castle was rebuilt in the Baroque style and extended, and the castle park was established. In the first half of the 19th century, the castle was completely rebuilt in the late Neoclassical style. Today is houses an institute of social care.

On Neštětická hora hill is the eponymous observation tower. It has an asymmetrical shape and was built in 1927.

Notable people

 * Arnošt Konstantin Růžička (1761–1845), Bishop of České Budějovice