Ondrejov village & 7204 Asteroid - Ondrejov, Czech Republic
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N 49° 53.913 E 014° 47.290
33U E 484786 N 5527373
Ondrejov village is notable for its observatory – owned by the Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
Waymark Code: WM1239G
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 02/15/2020
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The first written mention of the village dates from 1352. The Parish church is dated from around the first quarter of the 14th century. In the early modern period it was discovered that there were large amounts of silver ore in the vicinity of the village, prompting one of the village's main exports to be crafts such as pottery.
In 1850 there were 817 residents and 164 homes, In 1900 974 residents and 169 houses, in 1970 1,024 residents in 248 houses, and in 2016 1,592 residents in 302 houses.
In the year 1898 – 1906 the industrialist Josef Jan Fric built the astronomical observatory in the village, which he gave to the Charles University in 1928. It was merged with the Astronomical Institute, now belonging to the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.
17204 Ondrejov Asteroid is a main-belt asteroid.
It is the first numbered asteroid discovered from the Ondrejov Observatory.
Discovered by: P. Pravec
Date of discovery: 3. 4. 1995
Place of discovery: Ondrejov Observatory
Website of the Extraterrestrial Location: [Web Link]
Website of location on Earth: [Web Link]
Celestial Body: Asteroid
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