Klobuky

Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic

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Coat of arms

50°17′39″N 13°59′22″E / 50.29417°N 13.98944°E / 50.29417; 13.98944Country

Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictKladnoFirst mention1226Area

• Total15.87 km² (6.13 sq mi)Elevation

262 m (860 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,038 • Density65/km² (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

273 74

Websitewww.klobuky.cz

Klobuky is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Čeradice, Kobylníky, Kokovice and Páleček are administrative parts of Klobuky.

Etymology

The name of the village was probably derived from its ancient owner or founder named Klobuk or Klobouk (which is also the Czech word for "hat", in old Czech also for "helmet"). Hence the helmet is in the coat of arms.^[2]

Geography

Klobuky lies about 18 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of Kladno and 33 km (21 mi) northwest of Prague. It is located in a flat agricultural landscape of the Lower Ohře Table.

History

The first written mention of Klobuky is from 1226, when it was a property of the Doksany convent.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,364	—
1880	1,599	+17.2%
1890	1,684	+5.3%
1900	1,593	−5.4%
1910	1,748	+9.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,772	+1.4%
1930	1,673	−5.6%
1950	1,347	−19.5%
1961	1,298	−3.6%
1970	1,220	−6.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,088	−10.8%
1991	979	−10.0%
2001	995	+1.6%
2011	1,029	+3.4%
2021	1,016	−1.3%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

Klobuky is located on the railway line Louny–Kralupy nad Vltavou. In addition to the train station in Klobuky, there is a stop in Páleček.^[6]

Sights

The major local sight is an alleged prehistoric menhir, with a height of 3.3 metres (10.8 ft) the tallest in the Czech Republic. It is an upright, lonely standing stone called Kamenný pastýř ("stone shepherd") or Kamenný muž ("stone man"). It is located in a field several hundred metres northwest of the village.^[7]

The Church of Saint Lawrence dates back to 14th century.^[3] It was rebuilt and extended in 1729–1735.^[8]

Notable people

Jindřich Šimon Baar (1869–1925), writer; was a priest in Klobuky in 1899–1909
Jan Malypetr (1873–1947), politician, prime minister of Czechoslovakia
Ivan Krasko (1876–1958), Slovak poet; worked in local sugar refinery in 1905–1912
Karel Toman (1877–1946), poet

Gallery

Church of Saint Lawrence
Birth house of Jan Malypetr
Fountain in the centre of Klobuky

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 247.
^ ^a ^b "Klobuky – historie" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Klobuky. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kladno" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Klobuky v Čechách" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
^ "Seznam menhirů na území ČR" (in Czech). Cesty k sobě. 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
^ "Kostel sv. Vavřince" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-29.