Jíloviště is a municipality and village in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Etymology The name is derived from the Czech word (i.e. 'clay') and translates as 'clay pit'.

Geography Jíloviště is located about southwest of Prague. It lies mostly in the Brdy Highlands, only the southern and western part of the municipal territory extends into the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Kámen at above sea level. The Vrané Reservoir, built on the Vltava River, is located east of the municipality just outside the municipal territory. The Vltava briefly crosses the eastern part of the municipal territory. The Berounka River briefly flows along the western municipal border, outside the territory of Jíloviště.

History The first written mention of Jíloviště is in a deed of Zbraslav Monastery from 1347. The village was founded after 1342. The monastery owned Jíloviště until 1420, when the Hussites burned down the monastery. In 1420, the village was acquired by a lower noblemen Zikmund Bolechovec of Pušperk, but between 1471 and 1526, it became again a property of the Zbraslav Monastery.

In the mid-16th century, Jíloviště was described as abandoned, but it was repopulated in 1587 at the latest. Around 1639, during the Thirty Years' War, the village was burned down. The Zbraslav Monastery was abolished in 1785 and the estate was managed by the religious fund since then. In 1825, the Zbraslav estate was bought by Count Bedřich Jindřich Öettinger-Wallerstein. In 1848, Jíloviště became an independent municipality.

Demographics

Transport The D4 motorway from Prague to Písek runs through the municipal territory.

Sights

Among the protected cultural monuments in the municipality are the two gords called Humenská and Kazín. Only terrain remains have survived. The localities are archaeological sites.

The main cultural landmark is the Chapel of Saint Florian, located in the centre of Jíloviště. It was originally a firehouse, transformed into the chapel in 2014.

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