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Brandýsek

Brandýsek
Municipality
View from the west
View from the west
Flag of Brandýsek
Flag
Coat of arms of Brandýsek
Coat of arms
Brandýsek is located in Czech Republic
Brandýsek
Brandýsek
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°11′22″N 14°9′43″E / 50.18944°N 14.16194°E / 50.18944; 14.16194
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictKladno
First mentioned1345
Area
 • Total
3.90 km2 (1.51 sq mi)
Elevation
285 m (935 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
2,256
 • Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
273 41
Websitewww.brandysek.cz

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

The village of Olšany is an administrative part of Brandýsek.

Geography

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

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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,382—    
18801,425+3.1%
18901,676+17.6%
19001,753+4.6%
19102,552+45.6%
YearPop.±%
19212,558+0.2%
19302,630+2.8%
19502,031−22.8%
19612,089+2.9%
19701,918−8.2%
YearPop.±%
19801,696−11.6%
19911,531−9.7%
20011,627+6.3%
20111,830+12.5%
20212,144+17.2%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

The D7 motorway from Prague to Chomutov passes through the municipality.

Brandýsek is located on the railway line Kladno–Kralupy nad Vltavou.[5]

Sights

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

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historie a současnost" (in Czech). Obec Brandýsek. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Detail stanice Brandýsek" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  6. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Brandýsek". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand%C3%BDsek