Chaloupky is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Chaloupky | |
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Coordinates: 49°47′29″N 13°52′18″E / 49.79139°N 13.87167°E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | Central Bohemian |
District | Beroun |
First mentioned | 1648 |
Area | |
• Total | 6.57 km2 (2.54 sq mi) |
Elevation | 475 m (1,558 ft) |
Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 507 |
• Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 267 62 |
Website | www |
Administrative parts edit
The village of Neřežín is an administrative part of Chaloupky.
Geography edit
Chaloupky is located about 23 kilometres (14 mi) southwest of Beroun and 48 km (30 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies in the Brdy Highlands. The Záskalská Reservoir, built on the stream Červený potok, is located in the municipality.
History edit
The first written mention of Chaloupky is from 1648.[2]
Demographics edit
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Source: Censuses[3][4] |
Transport edit
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights edit
Near Neřežín there is the ruin of the Valdek Castle. It was built in the 13th century and once owned by King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia. In 1623, it was described as desolated. Today the castle is in a state of disrepair and inaccessible.[5]
Gallery edit
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World War I memorial
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Fire station
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Main street
References edit
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Historie obce Chaloupky" (in Czech). Obec Chaloupky. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Beroun" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Zřícenina hradu Valdek" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-05-16.