Chožov | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Ústí nad Labem |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Louny |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 50.3989°N 13.8592°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1057 |
Area Total Km2: | 21.28 |
Elevation M: | 225 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 564 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
Postal Code: | 439 22, 440 01 |
Chožov (German: Koschow) is a municipality and village in Louny District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
The villages of Mnichovský Týnec and Třtěno are administrative parts of Chožov.
The initial name of the village was Chodžov. The name was derived from the personal name Chodiš or Chodeš, meaning "Chodiš's/Chodeš's (court)". From 1854, the name Chožov is used.[2]
Chožov is located about 6km (04miles) northeast of Louny and 32km (20miles) southwest of Ústí nad Labem. It lies on the border between the Central Bohemian Uplands and Lower Ohře Table. The highest point is at 388m (1,273feet) above sea level. The northwestern half of the municipality is situated in the České středohoří Protected Landscape Area.
The first written mention of Chožov is from 1057, when Duke Spytihněv II donated the village to the Litoměřice Chapter.[3]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark is the prayer house of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church with the rectory, built in the Historicist style in 1924. It is one of the earliest buildings of this church and still serves its original purpose.[4]