Malá Hraštice

Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic

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49°33′16″N 14°20′15″E / 49.55444°N 14.33750°E / 49.55444; 14.33750Country

Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrict PříbramFirst mentioned1454Area

• Total9.28 km² (3.58 sq mi)Elevation

356 m (1,168 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,145 • Density120/km² (320/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

262 03

Websitewww.malahrastice.cz

Malá Hraštice is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Velká Hraštice is an administrative part of Malá Hraštice.

Geography

Malá Hraštice is located about 24 kilometres (15 mi) northeast of Příbram and 25 km (16 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the flat hill Na Vinici at 408 m (1,339 ft) above sea level. The Kocába River flows along the eastern municipal border. The stream Voznický potok flows along the southern border until it joins the Kocába.

History

The first written mention of Malá Hraštice is from 1454. Velká Hraštice was first mentioned in 1360, when the local church was promoted to a parish church. In 1639, during the Thirty Years' War, both villages were destroyed by the Swedish army and most of the inhabitants were killed. From 1595 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, Malá Hraštice was part of the Dobříš estate and shared its owners.^[2]^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	628	—
1880	708	+12.7%
1890	724	+2.3%
1900	652	−9.9%
1910	722	+10.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	679	−6.0%
1930	707	+4.1%
1950	692	−2.1%
1961	713	+3.0%
1970	714	+0.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	665	−6.9%
1991	594	−10.7%
2001	665	+12.0%
2011	943	+41.8%
2021	1,130	+19.8%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

Malá Hraštice is located on the railway line Prague–Dobříš.^[6]

Sights

The main landmark of the municipality is the Church of Saint Sigismund, located in Velká Hraštice. The originally medieval church was gradually modified to its present form in the 18th and 19th centuries.^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historie Malé a Velké Hraštice" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Malá Hraštice. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
^ ^a ^b "Kostel sv. Zikmunda" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Příbram" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Malá Hraštice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-05-24.