Osov is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Osov consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Osov is located about south of Beroun and southwest of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Hoà Âovice Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level.
The first written mention of Osov is from 1225. It was the centre of a small estate, owned predominantly by various lower noble families. Until the early 18th century, the owners often changed. From the beginning of the 18th century until 1804, Osov was a property of the Kaunitz family and experienced its greatest development.
Osov is located on the railway line of local importance from Lochovice to ZadnàTà Âebaà Â.
The main landmark of Osov is Osov Castle. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1728âÂÂ1735 for Jan Adolf of Kaunitz. It is surrounded by a park.
The regular agricultural landscape around Osov with a net of paths lined with avenues is protected as a landscape monument zone. It was established in two phases after the Thirty Years' War and after 1805.