Hrazany

Hrazany
Hrazany
Municipality
	Dobrošov, a part of Hrazany
	Flag Coat of arms
	Hrazany Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°31′22″N 14°20′6″E / 49.52278°N 14.33500°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Písek
First mentioned	1373
Area
• Total	8.49 km2 (3.28 sq mi)
Elevation	535 m (1,755 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	286
• Density	34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	399 01
Website	www.obechrazany.cz

Hrazany is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Hrazany consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

Hrazany (52)
Dobrošov (54)
Hrazánky (105)
Klisinec (51)

Etymology

The name of the village has no clear origin. It was derived from the Czech word hráz (i.e. 'dyke') or from hrad (i.e. 'castle').^[3]

Geography

Hrazany is located about 27 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of Písek and 54 km (34 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Vlašim Uplands. The highest point is at 582 metres (1,909 ft) above sea level.

Near the village of Hrazany there is the Kněz u Hrazan Nature Monument. It is a blockfield, a remnant of the glacial age.^[4]

History

The first written mention of Hrazany and Hrazánky is from 1373. The village of Dobrošov was first mentioned in 1216.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	689	—
1880	666	−3.3%
1890	636	−4.5%
1900	598	−6.0%
1910	566	−5.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	554	−2.1%
1930	512	−7.6%
1950	410	−19.9%
1961	424	+3.4%
1970	383	−9.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	372	−2.9%
1991	305	−18.0%
2001	275	−9.8%
2011	281	+2.2%
2021	262	−6.8%

Source: Censuses^[6]^[7]

Transport

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

Sights

Almost no original buildings have been preserved. The only monuments are the chapels. The oldest one is the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk in Hrazánky from the 19th century. The Chapel of the Holy Spirit in Hrazany dates from 1926 and the Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus in Dobrošov dates from 1932.^[5]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
^ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 765.
^ "Kněz u Hrazan" (in Czech). Milevskem.cz. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
^ ^a ^b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Hrazany. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
^ "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.

External links

Official website

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

[2] "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.

[3] Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 765.

[4] "Kněz u Hrazan" (in Czech). Milevskem.cz. Retrieved 2022-08-31.

[history-5] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Hrazany. Retrieved 2022-08-31.

[6] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[7] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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