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Pavlíkov (Rakovník District)
Pavlíkov is a market town in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. Administrative parts The villages of Chlum, Ryšín, Skřivaň and Tytry are administrative parts of Pavlíkov. Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Pavlík, meaning "Pavlík's (court)". Geography Pavlíkov is located about south of Rakovník and west of Prague. It lies mostly in the Plasy Uplands, only the northern part of the municipal territory extends into the Křivoklát Highlands. The highest point is the hill Senecká hora at above sea level. The stream Rakovnický potok flows through the territory. The northern and southern part of the territory lie within the Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area. History The first written mention of Pavlíkov is from 1422. The settlement was founded around 1341. In 2007, Pavlíkov was promoted to a Městys, market town. Demographics Transport The village of Chlum is located on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Městys
Městys (or, unofficially or obsolete, městečko (literally "small town")), translated as "market town", is a status conferred on certain municipalities in the Czech Republic, lying in terms of size and importance higher than that of simple ''obec'' (municipality), but lower than that of ''město'' (city, town). Historically a ''městys'' was a locality which had the right to stage livestock markets (and some other "extraordinary" and annual markets), and it is therefore translated as "market town". The term went out of official use in Czechoslovakia in 1954, but was reintroduced in the Czech Republic in 2006. As of September 2020, there are 228 municipalities on which the status of ''městys'' has been re-admitted. In all cases, these are municipalities that have requested the return of their former title. This title has not been newly awarded to any municipality that would not have it in the past, the law does not even set any specific criteria for it, only procedural competenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |