Křivoklát
Křivoklát | |
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 Křivoklát Castle | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Křivoklát Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°2′13″N 13°52′43″E / 50.03694°N 13.87861°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Rakovník |
| First mentioned | 1110 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.42 km2 (2.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 701 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 270 23 |
| Website | www |
Křivoklát (German: Pürglitz) is a market town in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. It is known for the Křivoklát Castle.
Administrative parts[edit]
Villages of Častonice and Písky are administrative parts of Křivoklát.
Geography[edit]
Křivoklát is located about 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of Prague. It lies in the Křivoklát Highlands, in the Křivoklátsko Landscape Protected Area. The municipality is situated in the meander of the Berounka River at its confluence with the Rakovnický Stream, which flows west of Křivoklát below the castle.
History[edit]
The castle was founded at the beginning of the 11th century. Between the 14th and 15th centuries, the first cottages appeared below the castle and the hamlet became known as Budy. Nearby hamlet Čamrdoves grew up, and during the 17th and 18th centuries they became one village. In 1886 the hamlets Budy, Amalín, Čamrdoves, and Častonice created a single administrative unit, the municipality of Křivoklát. In 1896, the municipality became a market town.[2]
Demographics[edit]
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Sights[edit]
Křivoklát is a popular tourist destination known for the medieval Křivoklát Castle.
Notable people[edit]
- Irma Reichová (1859–1930), operatic soprano
References[edit]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Městys Křivoklát. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Rakovník" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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