Chrustenice
Chrustenice | |
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 Hřeben hill in Chrustenice | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Chrustenice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°0′22″N 14°9′8″E / 50.00611°N 14.15222°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Beroun |
| First mentioned | 1037 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.73 km2 (2.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 275 m (902 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,093 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 267 12 |
| Website | www |
Chrustenice is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
Etymology
[edit]The initial name of the village was Chrustěnice. The name was derived from the personal name Chrustěn, meaning "the village of Chrustěn's people".[2]
Geography
[edit]Chrustenice is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Beroun and 17 km (11 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies in the Křivoklát Highlands. The highest point is the hill Hřeben at 431 m (1,414 ft) above sea level. The Loděnice River flows through the municipality.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Chrustenice is in a deed of Duke Bretislav I from 1037.[3]
In 1907–1965, iron ore was mined in the municipality.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
[edit]The D5 motorway from Prague to Plzeň briefly crosses the municipality in the west.
Sights
[edit]There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[7]
A tourist destination is Chrustenická šachta ('Chrustenice shaft'). It is an exhibition of mining technology in the former iron ore mine.[4]
In popular culture
[edit]The former mine in Chrustenice is a popular film location. Among the TV series that were shot here are The Land Gone Wild (1996–2001) and Neviditelní (2014).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 654.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Chrustenice. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ a b c "Důlní expozice Chrustenická šachta" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Chrustenice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
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