Nosálov
# Nosálov

Nosálov (German: Nosadl) is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. The village with well preserved examples of folk architecture is protected by law as a village monument reservation.

## Administrative parts

Villages of Brusné 1.díl, Libovice and Příbohy are administrative parts of Nosálov.

## Geography

Nosálov is located about 19 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Mělník and 41 km (25 mi) north of Prague. It lies on the border between the Ralsko Uplands and Jizera Table. The highest point is the hill Vrátenská hora at 507 m (1,663 ft) above sea level. The western half of the municipal territory lies in the Kokořínsko – Máchův kraj Protected Landscape Area.

## History

The first written mention of Nosálov is from 1324.

## Sights

The village of Nosálov consists of a unique complex of original wooden cottages from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, so called hop houses. They are a remnant of the times when there was a hop-growing area. The village is protected as a village monument reservation.

The small Chapel of the Holy Trinity in the centre of Nosálov was built in 1808 and is a valuable example of a small village building of this period.

