Družec

Družec is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Družec
Municipality
Družec from the Calvary Rock
Družec from the Calvary Rock
Flag of Družec
Flag
Coat of arms of Družec
Coat of arms
Družec is located in Czech Republic
Družec
Družec
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°6′11″N 14°2′44″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictKladno
First mentioned1320
Area
 • Total7.12 km2 (2.75 sq mi)
Elevation
375 m (1,230 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,072
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
273 62
Websitewww.obecdruzec.cz

Etymology

The name was originally written as Družeč and was derived from the personal name Družec, meaning "Družec's (court)".[2]

Geography

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 Loděnice River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Družec is from 1320.[3]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869655—    
1880734+12.1%
1890762+3.8%
1900855+12.2%
1910967+13.1%
YearPop.±%
1921865−10.5%
1930904+4.5%
1950919+1.7%
1961900−2.1%
1970835−7.2%
YearPop.±%
1980832−0.4%
1991806−3.1%
2001821+1.9%
20111,009+22.9%
20211,044+3.5%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary runs through the northern part of the municipality.

Sights

The pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was 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]

  • Church of the Assumption
    Church of the Assumption
  • Marian column from 1674 next to the church
    Marian column from 1674 next to the church
  • Zkamenělec Stone
    Zkamenělec Stone
  • Calvary of Družec
    Calvary of Družec

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 481.
  3. "Družecký vánoční zpravodaj" (in Czech). Obec Družec. December 2019. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kladno" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
  5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. "V Družci na Kladensku instalovali na kostel novou kopuli" (in Czech). iDnes. 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  7. "Družec: Křivopřísežník v kámen obrácen!" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 2015-04-25. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
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