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Družec | |
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 Družec from the Calvary Rock | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Družec Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°6′11″N 14°2′44″E / 50.10306°N 14.04556°E | |
| Country |  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
[edit]The name was originally written as Družeč and was derived from the personal name Družec, meaning "Družec's (court)".[2]
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]The first written mention of Družec is from 1320.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
[edit]The D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary runs through the northern part of the municipality.
Sights
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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 -
Zkamenělec Stone -
Calvary of Družec
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 481.
- ^ "Družecký vánoční zpravodaj" (in Czech). Obec Družec. December 2019. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). 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 Czech). iDnes. 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ^ "Družec: Křivopřísežník v kámen obrácen!" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 2015-04-25. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
External links
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