Stará Huť is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.
Stará Huť | |
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 Centre of Stará Huť | |
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  Stará Huť Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°46′56″N 14°11′51″E / 49.78222°N 14.19750°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Příbram |
| Founded | 1674 |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.26 km2 (3.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 352 m (1,155 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,620 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 262 02 |
| Website | www |
Etymology
editThe name literally means 'old smelter.'
Geography
editStará Huť is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Příbram and 31 km (19 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Studený vrch at 382 m (1,253 ft) above sea level. The Kocába River flows along the southeastern municipal border. The village is situated on the shore of the Strž fishpond.
History
editStará Huť was founded around 1674, originally for the purposes of metallurgy.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe D4 motorway from Prague to Písek passes through the western part of the municipality.
Sights
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The only cultural monument in Stará Huť is a villa, which was owned by the Czech writer Karel Čapek and used as his summer residence. He spent much time working and relaxing there between 1935 and 1938. Today there is a small museum.[6]
Notable people
edit- Martin Myšička (born 1970), actor
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Stará Huť. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ "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 Stará Huť" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ "Památník Karla Čapka ve Strži – letního sídlo slavného spisovatele" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
External links
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