Družec
Družec | |
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| Družec from the Calvary Rock Družec from the Calvary Rock | |
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Flag of Družec Flag Coat of arms of Družec Coat of arms | |
Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°6′11″N 14°2′44″E / 50.10306°N 14.04556°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Kladno |
| First mentioned | 1320 |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.12 km2 (2.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 375 m (1,230 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,077 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 273 62 |
| Website | www |
Družec is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name was originally written as Družeč and was derived from the personal name Družec, meaning "Družec's (court)".[2]
Geography
Družec is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) southwest of Kladno and 20 km (12 mi) west of Prague. It lies in the Křivoklát Highlands. The highest point is the Dojka hill at 445 m (1,460 ft) above sea level. The Loděnice River flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Družec is from 1320.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
The D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary runs through the northern part of the municipality.
Sights
The main landmark of Družec is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is a pilgrimage church, first mentioned in 1352. The originally Gothic church was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1688–1689.[6] Next to the church there is a sandstone Marian column from 1674 and a man-sized menhir called Zkamenělec ("Man-turned-into-stone"), surrounded with legends of a punished perjurer.[7]
Gallery
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Marian column from 1674 next to the church
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Zkamenělec Stone
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Calvary of Družec
References
- ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ↑ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in čeština). p. 481.
- ↑ "Družecký vánoční zpravodaj" (in čeština). Obec Družec. December 2019. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ↑ "V Družci na Kladensku instalovali na kostel novou kopuli" (in čeština). iDnes. 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ↑ "Družec: Křivopřísežník v kámen obrácen!" (in čeština). Czech Radio. 2015-04-25. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
