Kozárovice is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Administrative division Kozárovice consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Kozárovice (354) Holušice (21) Vystrkov (5)
Etymology The initial name of the village was Kozářovice. The name was derived from the surname Kozář, meaning "the village of Kozář's people". From the 16th century, the name Kozárovice has been used.
Geography Kozárovice is located about southeast of Příbram and south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Březina at above sea level. The eastern municipal border is formed by the Vltava River, respectively by the Orlík Reservoir, built on the Vltava.
History The first written mention of Kozárovice is from 1152. The village was divided into two parts. One part belonged to the Varvažov estate for almost the entire feudal history and shared its owners. The other part was owned by the Prague archbishopric until the Hussite Wars (1419–1434). After the war, it became a property of the royal chamber and was fiefed to various lesser noblemen.
Demographics
Transport The D4 motorway from Prague to Písek runs through the western part of the municipality.
Sights
The main landmark of Kozárovice is the Chapel of the Virgin Mary. It is a simple late Baroque building from the 1780s. There is a valuable Neoclassical column shrine in front of the chapel, created in 1848.
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