Chrášťany (Kolín District)
Chrášťany | |
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,_hlavn%C3%AD_silnice.JPG) Bylany, a part of Chrášťany | |
  Chrášťany Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°3′56″N 14°55′49″E / 50.06556°N 14.93028°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Kolín |
| First mentioned | 1306 |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.47 km2 (5.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 256 m (840 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 777 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 282 01 |
| Website | obec-chrastany |
Chrášťany is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Administrative division
[edit]Chrášťany consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Chrášťany (234)
- Bylany (317)
- Chotouň (158)
Etymology
[edit]The name is derived either from the word Chrášťané (meaning "people who came from Chrást"), or from chrást (i.e. 'shrub') and chrášťané ("people living near a shrub").[3]
Geography
[edit]Chrášťany is located about 19 kilometres (12 mi) west of Kolín and 28 km (17 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Central Elbe Table. The highest point is at 268 m (879 ft) above sea level. The Bylanka Brook flows through the municipality.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Chrášťany is from 1306, when it was part of the Kouřim estate. In 1614, the village was acquired by the Smiřický noble family and annexed to the Černý Kostelec estate.[4]
The first written mention of Bylany is from 1295. Until the Hussite Wars, it was a church property, then it was owend by various nobles. Before 1558, Bylany became a part of the Černý Kostelec estate.[4]
Chotouň was first mentioned in 1249, when it was a property of the Olomouc bishopric. In the first half of the 15th century, it became part of the Poděbrady estate.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
[edit]The I/12 road from Prague to Kolín runs along the southern municipal border.
Sights
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The main landmarks of the municipality are the two churches. The Church of Saint Procopius is located in Chotouň. It was built in the Baroque style in 1708–1710 according to the design by Jan Santini Aichel.[7]
The Church of Saint Bartholomew is located in Bylany. It is a cemetery church, built in the Baroque style in 1770.[8]
Notable people
[edit]- Procopius of Sázava (?–1053), saint; born in Chotouň according to legend
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). pp. 57–58.
- ^ a b c "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Chrášťany. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Prokopa" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Bartoloměje" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
External links
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