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Osek (Strakonice District)
Summary
Osek (Ossek) is a municipality and village in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Villages of Jemnice, Malá Turná, Petrovice and Rohozná are administrative parts of Osek.
Osek is located about northeast of Strakonice and northwest of České Budějovice. It lies in the Blatná Uplands. The highest point of the municipality is a hill with an altitude of .
There are several fish ponds in the municipality; the largest of them are Velký and Bašta. The ponds are connected with the Petrovický Stream.
The first written mention of Osek is from 1392, then known as Vosek or Wossek. It was probably founded in the second half of the 14th century. The village began to grow around the lord's court, on which a fortress was probably built before 1414. Osek was acquired by Wenceslaus IV as escheat. He divided it among his minions.
Until the World War I, villages of Osek, Petrovice, Malá Turná and Rohozná were administrative parts of the municipality of Radomyšl, and Jemnice was a sovereign municipality. Shortly before the World War I, the villages separated and created a new municipality. In 1924, Osek was renamed to its current name. In 1961, Jemnice joined the Osek municipality.
The most important monuments is the Osek Castle. The fortress from the 15th century was completely rebuilt into the current pseudo-Baroque castle in 1911. It has valuable interiors. Today it serves as a home for people with disabilities. Next to the castle is a park founded in the early 20th century.
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