Bezděkov (Klatovy District)

Bezděkov consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

The name is derived from the personal name Bezděk, meaning "Bezděk's (court)".^[3]

Bezděkov is located about 5 km (3 mi) west of Klatovy and 40 km (25 mi) south of Plzeň. It lies in the Švihov Highlands. The highest point is at 695 m (2,280 ft) above sea level, below the summit of Velký Bítov hill. The Úhlava River flows along the eastern municipal border and shortly through the municipality.

The first written mention of Bezděkov is from 1331. The village was probably founded in the 13th century.^[4]

The I/22 road (the section from Klatovy to Domažlice) runs through the municipality.

Bezděkov is located on the main railway line Prague–Železná Ruda via Plzeň and on the regional line Klatovy–Domažlice.^[7]

The main landmark of Bezděkov is the Bezděkov Castle. The original castle was built on the site of an older Gothic fortress in 1737. In 1854–1856, the castle was rebuilt into its current Gothic Revival form by the architect Vojtěch Ignác Ullmann. Today, the castle is privately owned and inaccessible.^[8]

The Church of Saint Anne on a hill near Bezděkov dates from 1693. After its capacity became insufficient, the Church of Saint Wenceslaus was built in the centre of the village in 1899–1901. It belongs to the youngest churches in the region.^[9]

• Christian Heinrich Spiess (1755–1799), German writer; lived and died here

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  Primary school
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  Pond
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  Grave of Christian Heinrich Spiess