Družec
Družec from the Calvary Rock
Družec from the Calvary Rock
Flag of Družec
Coat of arms of Družec
Družec is located in Czech Republic
Družec
Družec
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°6′11″N 14°2′44″E / 50.10306°N 14.04556°E / 50.10306; 14.04556
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictKladno
First mentioned1320
Area
  Total7.12 km2 (2.75 sq mi)
Elevation
375 m (1,230 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
  Total1,072
  Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
273 62
Websitewww.obecdruzec.cz

Družec is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Geography

Družec is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) southwest of Kladno and 20 km (12 mi) west of Prague. It lies in the Křivoklát Highlands on the Loděnice River .

History

The first written mention of Družec is from 1320.[2]

Transport

The D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary runs through the northern part of the municipality.

Sights

The pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was first mentioned in 1352. The originally Gothic church was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1688–1689.[3]

Next to the church there is a sandstone Marian column from 1674 and a man-sized menhir called Zkamenělec ("Man-turned-into-stone"), surrounded with legends of a punished perjurer.[4]

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. "Družecký vánoční zpravodaj" (in Czech). Obec Družec. December 2019. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  3. "V Družci na Kladensku instalovali na kostel novou kopuli" (in Czech). iDnes. 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  4. "Družec: Křivopřísežník v kámen obrácen!" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 2015-04-25. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
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