Hrazany
Hrazany | |
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| Coordinates: 49°31′22″N 14°20′6″E / 49.52278°N 14.33500°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| District | Písek |
| First mentioned | 1373 |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.49 km2 (3.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 535 m (1,755 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 291 |
| • Density | 34.3/km2 (88.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 399 01 |
| Website | www |
Hrazany is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Hrazany consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Hrazany (52)
- Dobrošov (54)
- Hrazánky (105)
- Klisinec (51)
Etymology
The name Hrazany has no clear origin. It was most likely derived from the Czech word hráz (i.e. 'dyke') or hrad (i.e. 'castle'). Hrazánky is a diminutive of Hrazany.[3]
Geography
Hrazany is located about 27 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of Písek and 54 km (34 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Vlašim Uplands. The highest point is at 582 metres (1,909 ft) above sea level.
Near the village of Hrazany there is the Kněz u Hrazan Nature Monument. It is a blockfield, a remnant of the glacial age.[4]
History
The first written mention of Hrazany and Hrazánky is from 1373. The village of Dobrošov was first mentioned in 1216.[5]
Demographics
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Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
Almost no original buildings have been preserved. The only monuments are the chapels. The oldest one is the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk in Hrazánky from the 19th century. The Chapel of the Holy Spirit in Hrazany dates from 1926 and the Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus in Dobrošov dates from 1932.[5]
References
- ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ↑ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in čeština). p. 765.
- ↑ "Kněz u Hrazan". Milevskem.cz (in čeština). Retrieved 2022-08-31.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Historie" (in čeština). Obec Hrazany. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
- ↑ "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.
