Chrášťany is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Chrášťany | |
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,_n%C3%A1ves_(01).jpg) Centre of Chrášťany with the municipal office | |
  Chrášťany Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°47′32″N 14°34′55″E / 49.79222°N 14.58194°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Benešov |
| First mentioned | 1318 |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.54 km2 (4.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 294 m (965 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 255 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 256 01, 257 44, 257 56 |
| Website | chrastany |
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Benice, Černíkovice and Soběšovice are administrative parts of Chrášťany.
Etymology
editThe 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").[2]
Geography
editChrášťany is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Benešov and 28 km (17 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is on the slopes of the hill Neštětická hora at 467 m (1,532 ft) above sea level. The stream Tloskovský potok flows through the municipality.
History
editThe first written mention of Chrášťany is from 1318. From 1597, the village was a part of the Konopiště estate and shared its owners.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
editAmong the protected cultural monuments in the municipality are the Chapel of the Virgin Mary in the centre of Chrášťany, built in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1887, and a Baroque homestead in Soběšovice from around 1750.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). pp. 57–58.
- ^ "Územní plán Chrášťany: textová část" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Chrášťany. November 2011. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Chrášťany". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
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