Drahouš is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 80 inhabitants.
Drahouš | |
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 View from the east | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Drahouš Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°4′49″N 13°28′33″E / 50.08028°N 13.47583°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Rakovník |
| First mentioned | 1404 |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.80 km2 (5.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 77 |
| • Density | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 270 33 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Tlestky and the hamlet of Svatý Hubert are administrative parts of Drahouš.
Geography
editDrahouš is located about 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of Rakovník and 60 km (37 mi) west of Prague. It lies in the Rakovník Uplands. The highest point is the hill Plavečský vrch at 603 m (1,978 ft) above sea level. The stream Rakovnický potok originates in the municipal territory.
History
editThe first written mention of Drahouš is from 1404. Tlestky was first mentioned in 1419.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe I/27 road (the section from Plzeň to Most) passes through the municipality.
Sights
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Svatý Hubert is a complex of Baroque and Neoclassical buildings with an octagonal hunting lodge from the 18th century in its centre. It was built for the Czernin family in the middle of the former fallow deer park. Near Svatý Hubert is Plaveč, a Baroque summer house that belonged to the hunting lodge.[5][6]
In the centre of Drahouš is the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk. This Baroque chapel was rebuilt into its current form in 1852.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Územní plán obce Drahouš" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Drahouš. p. 24. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Zámeček s loveckým pavilonem Plaveč" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ^ "V okolí loveckého zámečku Svatý Hubert u Jesenice dodnes pocítíte atmosféru dávných honů" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ^ "Kaple sv. Jana Nepomuckého" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
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