Černuc is a municipality and village in

Kladno District Kladno District () is a Okres, district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Kladno. Administrative division Kladno District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extend ...

in the

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of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Černuc consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Černuc (542) *Bratkovice (126) *Miletice (188) *Nabdín (72)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Črnút, meaning "Črnút's (court)".

Geography

Černuc is located about north of

Kladno Kladno (; ) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 70,000 inhabitants. It is the largest city in the region and has a rich industrial history. Administrative division Kladno consists of six municipal parts ...

and northwest of

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

. It lies in an agricultural landscape of the

Lower Ohře Table The Lower Ohře Table () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Ústí nad Labem and Central Bohemian regions. Geomorphology The Lower Ohře Table is a mesoregion of the Central Bohemian Tab ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The streams

Bakovský potok The Bakovský potok is a stream in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Vltava River. It flows through the Central Bohemian Region. It is long. Etymology The name means "Bakov stream". Bakov is a village within the Beřovice municipality i ...

and Vranský potok flow through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Černuc is from 1336, when King

John of Bohemia John of Bohemia, also called the Blind or of Luxembourg (; ; ; 10 August 1296 – 26 August 1346), was the Count of Luxembourg from 1313 and King of Bohemia from 1310 and titular King of Poland. He is well known for having died while fighting ...

exchanged the village for other property of the convent in

Doksany Doksany () is a municipality and village in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. It is known for the Premonstratensians, Premonstratensian Doksany Convent. Geography Doksany is l ...

. The convent owned Černuc in 1336–1421. In 1468–1603, the village was a property of the Bezdružický branch of the

Kolowrat family The House of Kolowrat is a Czech noble familyHouse of Kolowrat history
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as a part of the

Buštěhrad Buštěhrad () is a town in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,000 inhabitants. Etymology The settlement was originally named Buščeves, which was derived from ''Buškova ves'' (i.e. "Bušek's vil ...

estate. From 1603, the Doksany convent again owned Černuc, which lasted until the abolishment of the convent in 1782. After that, the village quickly changed hands. The last noble owners of Černuc were the Lexa of Aehrenthal family, which held it from 1806 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848.

Demographics

Transport

There are no major roads passing through the municipality. The railway that runs through the municipality is unused.

Sights

The most valuable monument is the Church of Saint Barbara, located in Nabdín. It was originally a Romanesque building, extended and rebuilt in the first half of the 14th century. It was modified in the Renaissance style and then in 1695 and in the 19th century.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cernuc Villages in Kladno District