Brandýsek is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.
Brandýsek | |
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 View from the west | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Brandýsek Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°11′22″N 14°9′43″E / 50.18944°N 14.16194°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Kladno |
| First mentioned | 1345 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.90 km2 (1.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 285 m (935 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,256 |
| • Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 273 41 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Olšany is an administrative part of Brandýsek.
Geography
editBrandýsek is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Kladno and 17 km (11 mi) northwest of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Prague Plateau.
History
editThe first trustworthy written mention of Brandýsek is from 1345, although there is also a mention in Wenceslaus Hajek's chronicle relating to the year 976. Olšany was first mentioned in 1316.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe D7 motorway from Prague to Chomutov passes through the municipality.
Brandýsek is located on the railway line Kladno–Kralupy nad Vltavou.[5]
Sights
editBrandýsek is poor in monuments. The only cultural monument is the mining tower in the former Michal coal mine from the second half of the 19th century.[6]
Notable people
edit- Alois Dryák (1872–1932), architect
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie a současnost" (in Czech). Obec Brandýsek. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Detail stanice Brandýsek" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Brandýsek". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
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