Vinařice (Kladno District)

Vinařice
Vinařice
Municipality
	View from the north
	Flag Coat of arms
	Vinařice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°10′33″N 14°5′28″E / 50.17583°N 14.09111°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kladno
First mentioned	1277
Area
• Total	5.16 km2 (1.99 sq mi)
Elevation	347 m (1,138 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	2,117
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	273 07
Website	www.ouvinarice.cz

Vinařice is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name has its origin in vinařci, which meant 'little winemakers'. The name was then distorted into its present form.^[2]

Geography

Vinařice is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Kladno and 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Prague. It lies in the Prague Plateau. The highest point is the hill Vinařická hora at 413 m (1,355 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Vinařice is from 1277, when King Ottokar II donated or bestowed the village to the Ostrov Monastery in Davle. The monastery owned Vinařice until the Hussite Wars, then it belonged to unknown nobles. In 1654, it was documented as part of the Smečno estate, owned by the Martinic family.^[3]

Black coal was mined in Vinařice from 1874 to 1987.^[4] The consequence of the developing industry was the development of the municipality and the growth of the population.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	255	—
1880	512	+100.8%
1890	854	+66.8%
1900	1,585	+85.6%
1910	2,115	+33.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	2,052	−3.0%
1930	2,176	+6.0%
1950	2,308	+6.1%
1961	2,344	+1.6%
1970	2,109	−10.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,947	−7.7%
1991	1,731	−11.1%
2001	1,704	−1.6%
2011	2,902	+70.3%
2021	2,811	−3.1%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Economy

The Vinařice Prison is the main employer in Vinařice. It is classified as a medium- and high-security prison for men. It employs more than 300 people and its capacity is 854 prisoners.^[7]

Transport

There are no major roads passing through the municipality. The railway that runs through the municipality is unused.

Sights

The most important monument is the former Mayrau Mine. The complex includes several buildings and well-preserved mining machinery. Today it houses a mining open-air museum.^[4]

A historical landmark of the centre of Vinařice is a small chapel from the first half of the 18th century.^[8]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 549.
^ ^a ^b "Obec" (in Czech). Obec Vinařice. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
^ ^a ^b "Uhelný hlubinný důl Mayrau" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
^ "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.
^ "Věznice Vinařice: Základní informace" (in Czech). Prison Service of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
^ "Kaple" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-16.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 549.

[history-3] "Obec" (in Czech). Obec Vinařice. Retrieved 2024-02-16.

[nhi-4] "Uhelný hlubinný důl Mayrau" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-16.

[5] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[6] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[7] "Věznice Vinařice: Základní informace" (in Czech). Prison Service of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2024-04-12.

[8] "Kaple" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-16.

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