Loděnice (Beroun District)
Loděnice | |
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| Coordinates: 49°59′42″N 14°9′29″E / 49.99500°N 14.15806°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Beroun |
| First mentioned | 1179 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.08 km2 (2.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 255 m (837 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,019 |
| • Density | 332/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 267 12 |
| Website | lodenice |
Loděnice is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants. The municipality is home to GZ Media, the world's largest vinyl records manufacturer.
Administrative division
Loděnice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Loděnice (1,676)
- Jánská (308)
Etymology
The settlement was named after the Loděnice River.[3]
Geography
Loděnice is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Beroun and 17 km (11 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies on the border between the Křivoklát Highlands and Hořovice Uplands. The highest point is a hill at 443 m (1,453 ft) above sea level. The Loděnice River flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Loděnice is from 1179, in the record of a battle for the Bohemian throne between dukes Soběslav II and Frederick, which took place there.[4]
Demographics
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Economy
The world's largest vinyl records manufacturer, GZ Media, is located in Loděnice. It employs more than 1,500 people.[7]
Transport
The D5 motorway from Prague to Plzeň runs through the municipality.
Loděnice lies on a railway line leading from Prague to Beroun.[8]
Sights
The main landmark of Loděnice is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It was built in the Baroque style in 1726. The church tower has a Romanesque core. The rectory next to the church is a late Baroque building from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries.[9]
In popular culture
The 1966 Oscar-winning film Closely Watched Trains was filmed in and around the local railway station. There is a small museum dedicated to the film and to the Prague–Beroun railway line.[10]
References
- ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 18 May 2026.
- ↑ "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). pp. 650–651.
- ↑ "Z historie obce" (in čeština). Obec Loděnice. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
- ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015.
- ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
- ↑ "Registr ekonomických subjektů". Business Register (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ↑ "Station details Loděnice". České dráhy. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
- ↑ "Kostel sv. Václava s farou" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ↑ "Museum trati a Ostře sledovaných vlaků v Loděnici u Berouna" (in čeština). CzechTourism. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
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