Klobuky
Klobuky | |
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| Coordinates: 50°17′39″N 13°59′22″E / 50.29417°N 13.98944°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Kladno |
| First mention | 1226 |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.87 km2 (6.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 262 m (860 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,034 |
| • Density | 65.15/km2 (168.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 273 74 |
| Website | www |
Klobuky is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Klobuky consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Klobuky (574)
- Čeradice (70)
- Kobylníky (125)
- Kokovice (107)
- Páleček (140)
Etymology
The name of the village was probably derived from its ancient owner or founder named Klobuk or Klobouk (which is also the Czech word for 'hat' and in Old Czech for 'helmet'). Hence the helmet is in the coat of arms.[3]
Geography
Klobuky is located about 18 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of Kladno and 33 km (21 mi) northwest of Prague. It lies in an undulating agricultural landscape in the Lower Ohře Table. The highest point is at 349 m (1,145 ft) above sea level.
History
The first written mention of Klobuky is from 1226, when it was a property of the Premonstratensian convent in Doksany.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
Klobuky is located on the railway line Louny–Kralupy nad Vltavou. In addition to the train station in Klobuky, there is a stop in Páleček.[7]
Sights
The major local sight is an alleged prehistoric menhir, with a height of 3.5 metres (11.5 ft) the tallest in the Czech Republic. It is an upright, lonely standing stone called Kamenný pastýř ('stone shepherd') or Kamenný muž ('stone man'). It is located in a field several hundred metres northwest of the village.[8]
The main landmark of Klobuky is the Church of Saint Lawrence. It dates back to the 14th century.[4] It was rebuilt and extended in 1729–1735.[9]
Notable people
- Jindřich Šimon Baar (1869–1925), writer; was a priest in Klobuky in 1899–1909
- Jan Malypetr (1873–1947), politician, prime minister of Czechoslovakia
- Ivan Krasko (1876–1958), Slovak poet; worked in local sugar refinery in 1905–1912
- Karel Toman (1877–1946), poet
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 (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in čeština). p. 247.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Klobuky – historie" (PDF) (in čeština). Obec Klobuky. 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.
- ↑ "Station details Klobuky v Čechách". České dráhy. Retrieved 2026-08-05.
- ↑ "Kamenný pastýř u Klobuk – největší starobylý menhir u nás" (in čeština). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ "Kostel sv. Vavřince" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
