Klobuky
Klobuky | |
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 Klobuky as seen from the menhir | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Klobuky Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°17′39″N 13°59′22″E / 50.29417°N 13.98944°E | |
| Country |  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 (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,038 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/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 parts
Villages of Čeradice, Kobylníky, Kokovice and Páleček are administrative parts of Klobuky.
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", in old Czech also for "helmet"). Hence the helmet is in the coat of arms.[2]
Geography
Klobuky lies about 18 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of Kladno and 33 km (21 mi) northwest of Prague. It is located in a flat agricultural landscape of the Lower Eger Table.
History
The first written mention of Klobuky is from 1226, when it was a property of the Doksany convent.[3]
Sights
The major local sight is an alleged prehistoric menhir, with a height of 3.3 metres (10.8 ft) the tallest in the Czech Republic. It is an upright, lonely standing stone, called Kamenný pastýř ("stone shepherd") or Kamenný muž ("stone man"), in a field several hundred metres northwest of the village.[4]
The Church of Saint Lawrence dates back to 14th century.[3] It was rebuilt and extended in 1729–1735.[5]
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
Gallery
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Church of Saint Lawrence -
Birth house of Jan Malypetr -
Fountain in the centre of Klobuky
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách I: CH–L (in Czech). p. 247.
- ^ a b "Klobuky – historie" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Klobuky. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ^ "Seznam menhirů na území ČR" (in Czech). Cesty k sobě. 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Vavřince" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
External links
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