Stochov (; ) is a town in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,300 inhabitants.
Stochov consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
According to legend, the name is derived from sto chà ¯v (i.e. "hundred nannies") and refers to nannies, who take care here of young Saint Wenceslaus. In fact, the name is derived from the personal name Stoch, meaning "Stoch's (court)".
Stochov is located about west of Kladno and west of Prague. It lies in the Dà ¾bán range. The LodÃÂnice River flows along the northern municipal border.
The first written mention of Stochov is from 1316. It used to be a small village until the second half of 20th century, when a large housing estate was built west of Stochov to accommodate the increasing number of people working in coal mines in the Kladno area in the 1950s and 1960s. Subsequently, Stochov gained town status in 1967.
The D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary runs through the municipal territory.
Stochov is located on the railway line PragueâÂÂRakovnÃÂk via Kladno.
According to legend, Saint Wenceslaus was born in Stochov and his grandmother Saint Ludmila then planted an oak tree to commemorate this event. The aged and half withered oak tree, estimated to be about 700âÂÂ1,000 years old and called Saint Wenceslaus' Oak (Svatováclavský dub), is the main sight of the town, and is considered to be one of the oldest and most significant trees in the Czech Republic.
A sandstone statue of St. Wenceslaus from 1887 stands in front of the oak tree.
Stochov is twinned with: