Brandýsek
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Brandýsek | |
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 View from the west | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Brandýsek Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°11′22″N 14°9′43″E / 50.18944°N 14.16194°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Kladno |
| First mentioned | 1345 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.90 km2 (1.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 285 m (935 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,256 |
| • Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 273 41 |
| Website | www |
Brandýsek is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
[edit]The village of Olšany is an administrative part of Brandýsek.
Geography
[edit]Brandýsek is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Kladno and 17 km (11 mi) northwest of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Prague Plateau.
History
[edit]The first trustworthy written mention of Brandýsek is from 1345, although there is also a mention in Wenceslaus Hajek's chronicle relating to the year 976. Olšany was first mentioned in 1316.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
[edit]The D7 motorway from Prague to Chomutov passes through the municipality.
Brandýsek is located on the railway line Kladno–Kralupy nad Vltavou.[5]
Sights
[edit]Brandýsek is poor in monuments. The only cultural monument is the mining tower in the former Michal coal mine from the second half of the 19th century.[6]
Notable people
[edit]- Alois Dryák (1872–1932), architect
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie a současnost" (in Czech). Obec Brandýsek. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Detail stanice Brandýsek" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Brandýsek". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
External links
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