Křenice (Prague-East District)

Křenice
Křenice
Municipality
	Centre of Křenice
	Flag Coat of arms
	Křenice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°1′52″N 14°40′7″E / 50.03111°N 14.66861°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-East
First mentioned	1331
Area
• Total	4.02 km2 (1.55 sq mi)
Elevation	318 m (1,043 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	1,031
• Density	260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	250 84
Website	www.obec-krenice.cz

Křenice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name was initially written as Chřenice. The name is derived from the Old Czech word chřen (křen in modern Czech), i.e. 'horseradish'.^[2]

Geography

Křenice is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) east of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Prague Plateau. The highest point is at 360 m (1,180 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Křenice is from 1331.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	300	—
1880	357	+19.0%
1890	401	+12.3%
1900	418	+4.2%
1910	464	+11.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	451	−2.8%
1930	382	−15.3%
1950	299	−21.7%
1961	294	−1.7%
1970	299	+1.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	284	−5.0%
1991	277	−2.5%
2001	246	−11.2%
2011	599	+143.5%
2021	1,087	+81.5%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is a set of a stone belfry and a cast iron cross from the 19th century.^[5]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 386.
^ "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.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Křenice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-02-24.

External links

Official website

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

[profous-2] Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 386.

[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] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Křenice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-02-24.

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