Zákolany

Zákolany is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts
The villages of Kováry and Trněný Újezd are administrative parts of Zákolany.

Geography
Zákolany is located about 11 km northeast of Kladno and 15 km northwest of Prague. It lies in the Prague Plateau. The villages of Zákolany and Kováry are situated in the valley of the stream Zákolanský potok.

History
The first written mention of Zákolany is from 1282.

Transport
Zákolany is located on the railway line Kladno–Kralupy nad Vltavou.

Sights
Zákolany is known for Budeč, which was a 22 ha large gord founded by the first members of the Přemyslid dynasty. The Rotunda of Saints Peter and Paul was built here after 895. The nave of the rotunda is the oldest preserved building in the Czech Republic.

Notable people

 * Wenceslaus I (c. 907 – c. 935), Duke of Bohemia, saint; studied in Budeč
 * Antonín Zápotocký (1884–1957), communist politician, president of Czechoslovakia in 1953–1957