Vysoký Újezd (Beroun District)

49°59′32″N 14°12′23″E / 49.99222°N 14.20639°E / 49.99222; 14.20639Country Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictBerounFirst mentioned1310Area • Total11.56 km² (4.46 sq mi)Elevation423 m (1,388 ft)Population • Total1,793 • Density160/km² (400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codesWebsitewww.vysoky-ujezd-urad.cz

Vysoký Újezd is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants.

The villages of Kozolupy and Kuchař are administrative parts of Vysoký Újezd. Kozolupy forms an exclave of the municipal territory.

Vysoký Újezd is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Beroun and 11 km (7 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies mostly in the Hořovice Uplands, only the western part of the municipality with the Kuchař village extends into the Prague Plateau. A small southwestern part the municipal territory extends into the Bohemian Karst Protected Landscape Area.

The first written mention of Vysoký Újezd is from 1310. The most notable owner of the estate was the Schlick family. They owned Vysoký Újezd from 1693 to 1883.^[2]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 774 —     1880 851 +9.9% 1890 1,039 +22.1% 1900 1,165 +12.1% 1910 1,203 +3.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,083 −10.0% 1930 1,083 +0.0% 1950 736 −32.0% 1961 731 −0.7% 1970 671 −8.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 583 −13.1% 1991 524 −10.1% 2001 516 −1.5% 2011 646 +25.2% 2021 1,692 +161.9%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

There are no major roads passing through the municipality. The railway that runs through the municipality is unused.

Vysoký Újezd is known for its golf course. It has an area of over 80 ha (200 acres).^[5]

The main landmark is the Vysoký Újezd Castle. It was built in the Neo-Renaissance style in 1897 as an extension of a Baroque manor house. Today it is dilapidated and unused.^[6]