Osov (Beroun District)

Osov is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts
The village of Osovec is an administrative part of Osov.

Geography
Osov is located about 13 km south of Beroun and 31 km southwest of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Hořovice Uplands. The highest point is at 411 m above sea level.

History
The first written mention of Osov is from 1225. It was the centre of a small estate, owned predominantly by various lower noble families. Until the early 18th century, the owners often changed. From the beginning of the 18th century until 1804, Osov was a property of the Kaunitz family and experienced its greatest development.

Transport
Osov is located on the railway line of local importance from Lochovice to Zadní Třebaň.

Sights
The main landmark of Osov is the Osov Castle. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1728–1735 for Jan Adolf of Kaunitz. It is surrounded by a park.

The regular agricultural landscape around Osov with a net of paths lined with avenues is protected as a landscape monument zone. It was established in two phases after the Thirty Years' War and after 1805.