Křivoklát

50°2′13″N 13°52′43″E / 50.03694°N 13.87861°E / 50.03694; 13.87861Country Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictRakovníkFirst mentioned1110Area • Total6.42 km² (2.48 sq mi)Elevation250 m (820 ft)Population • Total701 • Density110/km² (280/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitewww.mestys-krivoklat.cz

Křivoklát (German: Pürglitz) is a market town in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. It is known for the Křivoklát Castle.

Administrative parts

Villages of Častonice and Písky are administrative parts of Křivoklát.

Geography

Křivoklát is located about 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of Prague. It lies in the Křivoklát Highlands, in the Křivoklátsko Landscape Protected Area. The municipality is situated in the meander of the Berounka River at its confluence with the Rakovnický Stream, which flows west of Křivoklát below the castle.

History

The castle was founded at the beginning of the 11th century. Between the 14th and 15th centuries, the first cottages appeared below the castle and the hamlet became known as Budy. Nearby hamlet Čamrdoves grew up, and during the 17th and 18th centuries they became one village. In 1886 the hamlets Budy, Amalín, Čamrdoves, and Častonice created a single administrative unit, the municipality of Křivoklát. In 1896, the municipality became a market town.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 920 —     1880 830 −9.8% 1890 902 +8.7% 1900 916 +1.6% 1910 928 +1.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 800 −13.8% 1930 785 −1.9% 1950 762 −2.9% 1961 859 +12.7% 1970 846 −1.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 689 −18.6% 1991 725 +5.2% 2001 677 −6.6% 2011 707 +4.4% 2021 683 −3.4%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Sights

Křivoklát is a popular tourist destination known for the medieval Křivoklát Castle.

Notable people

• Irma Reichová (1859–1930), operatic soprano

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