Malá Hraštice
Malá Hraštice | |
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 Velká Hraštice, a part of Malá Hraštice | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Malá Hraštice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°33′16″N 14°20′15″E / 49.55444°N 14.33750°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Příbram |
| First mentioned | 1454 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.28 km2 (3.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 356 m (1,168 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,145 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 262 03 |
| Website | www |
Malá Hraštice is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
Administrative parts[edit]
The village of Velká Hraštice is an administrative part of Malá Hraštice.
Geography[edit]
Malá Hraštice is located about 24 kilometres (15 mi) northeast of Příbram and 25 km (16 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the flat hill Na Vinici at 408 m (1,339 ft) above sea level. The Kocába River flows along the eastern municipal border. The stream Voznický potok flows along the southern border until it joins the Kocába.
History[edit]
The first written mention of Malá Hraštice is from 1454. Velká Hraštice was first mentioned in 1360, when the local church was promoted to a parish church. In 1639, during the Thirty Years' War, both villages were destroyed by the Swedish army and most of the inhabitants were killed. From 1595 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, Malá Hraštice was part of the Dobříš estate and shared its owners.[2][3]
Demographics[edit]
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Transport[edit]
Malá Hraštice is located on the railway line Prague–Dobříš.[6]
Sights[edit]
The main landmark of the municipality is the Church of Saint Sigismund, located in Velká Hraštice. The originally medieval church was gradually modified to its present form in the 18th and 19th centuries.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie Malé a Velké Hraštice" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Malá Hraštice. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ a b "Kostel sv. Zikmunda" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Příbram" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Detail stanice Malá Hraštice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
External links[edit]
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