Stehelčeves is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Stehlec and the Czech word ves ('village'), so it means "Stehlec's village".
Geography Stehelčeves is located about northeast of Kladno and northwest of Prague. It lies in the Prague Plateau. An artificial hill known as Buštěhrad slag heap is located in the southern part of the municipality. The stream Dřetovický potok flows through the municipality and supplies the fishpond Vrapický rybník.
History The first written mention of Stehelčeves is from 1316. At the beginning of the 16th century, the village was acquired by the Kolowrat family.
Demographics
Transport The D7 motorway runs along the eastern municipal border.
Sights The only protected cultural monument in the municipality are remnants of an eneolithic hillfort called Homolka, which have been archaeologically explored. A historical landmark of the village used to be a chapel from the first half of the 18th century, but it was destroyed by vandals in the 1950s.
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