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Křivoklát

Coordinates: 50°2′13″N 13°52′43″E / 50.03694°N 13.87861°E / 50.03694; 13.87861
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For the castle, see Křivoklát Castle. For the Slovak village, see Krivoklát.
Křivoklát
Market town
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Coordinates: 50°2′13″N 13°52′43″E / 50.03694°N 13.87861°E / 50.03694; 13.87861
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictRakovník
First mentioned1110
Area
 • Total
6.42 km2 (2.48 sq mi)
Elevation
250 m (820 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
655
 • Density102/km2 (264/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
270 23
Websitewww.mestys-krivoklat.cz

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 medieval Křivoklát Castle, protected as a national cultural monument.

Administrative division

Křivoklát consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Křivoklát (623)
  • Častonice (35)
  • Písky (25)

Etymology

The initial name of Křivoklát was Krivoplát. It was derived from Czech words křivý plát (i.e. 'crooked plate') and probably referred to the non-flat terrain where the castle was founded. In the 14th century, the name was distorted to Křivoklát.[3]

Geography

Křivoklát is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Rakovník and 32 km (20 mi) west of Prague. It lies in the Křivoklát Highlands. The highest point is at 419 m (1,375 ft) above sea level. The market town is situated in the meander of the Berounka River at its confluence with the stream Rakovnický potok, which flows west of Křivoklát below the castle. The entire municipal territory lies within the Křivoklátsko Landscape Protected Area.

History

The castle was founded at the beginning of the 11th century. In 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 of Budy, Amalín, Čamrdoves and Častonice created a single administrative unit – the municipality of Křivoklát. In 1896, the municipality was promoted to a market town.[4]

Demographics

Transport

Křivoklát is located on the railway line Beroun–Rakovník.[7]

Sights

Křivoklát is a popular tourist destination known for the Křivoklát Castle. It is an importance medieval royal castle from the 13th century. From the 1470s to the 1520s, it was extensively rebuilt. It is protected as a national cultural monument. Today the castle is owned by the state. It is open to the public and offers guided tours.[8]

A notable building is the Church of Saint Peter. It was originally a late Gothic church from 1522, rebuilt in the neo-Gothic style in the 1880s according to the design by Josef Mocker.[9]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ↑ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in čeština). pp. 403–405.
  4. ↑ "Historie obce" (in čeština). Městys Křivoklát. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  5. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  6. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  7. ↑ "Station details Křivoklát". České dráhy. Retrieved 2026-07-07.
  8. ↑ "Hrad Křivoklát" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  9. ↑ "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
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