Chrášťany (Benešov District)

Chrášťany is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Chrášťany
Municipality
Centre of Chrášťany with the municipal office
Chrášťany Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°47′32″N 14°34′55″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Benešov
First mentioned	1318
Area
• Total	11.54 km2 (4.46 sq mi)
Elevation	294 m (965 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	255
• Density	22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	256 01, 257 44, 257 56
Website	chrastany.cz

Administrative parts

The villages of Benice, Černíkovice and Soběšovice are administrative parts of Chrášťany.

Etymology

The name is derived either from the word Chrášťané (meaning "people who came from Chrást), or from chrást (i.e. 'shrub') and chrášťané ("people living near a shrub").^[2]

Geography

Chrášťany is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Benešov and 28 km (17 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is on the slopes of the hill Neštětická hora at 467 m (1,532 ft) above sea level. The stream Tloskovský potok flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Chrášťany is from 1318. From 1597, the village was a part of the Konopiště estate and shared its owners.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 550 —     1880 561 +2.0% 1890 549 −2.1% 1900 573 +4.4% 1910 541 −5.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 526 −2.8% 1930 515 −2.1% 1950 338 −34.4% 1961 339 +0.3% 1970 294 −13.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 244 −17.0% 1991 185 −24.2% 2001 184 −0.5% 2011 240 +30.4% 2021 244 +1.7%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

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

Sights

Among the protected cultural monuments in the municipality are the Chapel of the Virgin Mary in the centre of Chrášťany, built in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1887, and a Baroque homestead in Soběšovice from around 1750.^[6]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). pp. 57–58.
3. "Územní plán Chrášťany: textová část" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Chrášťany. November 2011. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Chrášťany". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-26.

External links

• Official website