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Křivoklát

Coordinates: 50°2′13″N 13°52′43″E / 50.03694°N 13.87861°E / 50.03694; 13.87861
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For the castle, see Křivoklát Castle. For Slovak villages, see Krivoklát.
Křivoklát
Market town
Křivoklát Castle
Křivoklát Castle
Flag of Křivoklát
Flag
Coat of arms of Křivoklát
Coat of arms
Křivoklát is located in Czech Republic
Křivoklát
Křivoklát
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°2′13″N 13°52′43″E / 50.03694°N 13.87861°E / 50.03694; 13.87861
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictRakovník
First mentioned1110
Area
 • Total6.42 km2 (2.48 sq mi)
Elevation
250 m (820 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total684
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
270 23
Websitewww.mestys-krivoklat.cz

Křivoklát is a market town in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Villages of Častonice and Písky are administrative parts of Křivoklát.

History

The castle was founded at the beginning of the 11th century. Between the 14th and 15th centuries, the first cottages appeared below the castle and the hamlet became known as Budy. Nearby hamlet Čamrdoves grew up, and during the 17th and 18th centuries they became one village. In 1886 the hamlets Budy, Amalín, Čamrdoves, and Častonice created one single administrative unit, the municipality of Křivoklát. In 1896 it became a market town.[2]

A post-office was opened in 1851 under the German name Pürglitz.[3]

Until 1918, the village was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the Rakonitz – Rakovnik District, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.[4]

Tourism

Křivoklát is a popular tourist destination. It is the place where the medieval Křivoklát Castle is located and it also is the seat of the Křivoklátsko Landscape Protected Area.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Městys Křivoklát. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  3. ^ Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin Mueller, 1961
  4. ^ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm Klein, 1967
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