Družec

Družec
Municipality
Družec from the Calvary Rock
Flag Coat of arms
Družec Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°6′11″N 14°2′44″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kladno
First mentioned	1320
Area
• Total	7.12 km^2 (2.75 sq mi)
Elevation	375 m (1,230 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,077
• Density	150/km^2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	273 62
Website	www.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 highest point is the Dojka hill at 445 m (1,460 ft) above sea level. 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

Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

The main landmark of Družec is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is a pilgrimage church, 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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  Marian column from 1674 next to the church
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  Zkamenělec Stone
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  Calvary of Družec

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 481.
3. "Družecký vánoční zpravodaj" (in Czech). Obec Družec. December 2019. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
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. "V Družci na Kladensku instalovali na kostel novou kopuli" (in Czech). iDnes. 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
7. "Družec: Křivopřísežník v kámen obrácen!" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 2015-04-25. Retrieved 2022-05-18.

External links

• Official website