Družec

50°6′11″N 14°2′44″E / 50.10306°N 14.04556°E / 50.10306; 14.04556Country Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictKladnoFirst mentioned1320Area • Total7.12 km² (2.75 sq mi)Elevation375 m (1,230 ft)Population • Total1,072 • Density150/km² (390/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitewww.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.

Etymology

The name was originally written as Družeč and was derived from the personal name Družec, meaning "Družec's (court)".^[2]

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. The Loděnice River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Družec is from 1320.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 655 —     1880 734 +12.1% 1890 762 +3.8% 1900 855 +12.2% 1910 967 +13.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 865 −10.5% 1930 904 +4.5% 1950 919 +1.7% 1961 900 −2.1% 1970 835 −7.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 832 −0.4% 1991 806 −3.1% 2001 821 +1.9% 2011 1,009 +22.9% 2021 1,044 +3.5%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

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.^[6]

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.^[7]

Gallery

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  Church of the Assumption
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  Marian column from 1674 next to the church
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  Zkamenělec Stone
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  Calvary of Družec

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