Chraštice is a municipality and village in

Příbram District Příbram District ( cs, okres Příbram) is a district (''okres'') within the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Příbram and the towns of Dobříš and Sedlčany are larger centres. List of municipalitie ...

in the

Central Bohemian Region The Central Bohemian Region ( cz, Středočeský kraj, german: Mittelböhmische Region) is an administrative unit ( cz, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative centre is in ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. Th ...

. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Chraštičky is an administrative part of Chraštice.

Geography

Chraštice is located about south of

Příbram Příbram (; german: Freiberg in Böhmen, ''Przibram'', or ''Pribram'', in 1939–1945 ''Pibrans'') is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 32,000 inhabitants. It is well known for its mining history, and more ...

and southwest of

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the low hill Skalky at above sea level. There are three fishponds in the municipal territory.

History

The first written mention of Chraštice is from 1260.

Demographics

Transport

The I/4 road, which replaces the unfinished section of the D4 motorway from Prague to

Písek Písek (; german: Pisek) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 30,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Písek is colloquially called "''South ...

, passes through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Chraštice is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is a valuable early Gothic church from the 13th century, which was partly rebuilt in the Baroque style and extended into its current form in 1723–1724. A historically valuable building is the former fortress from the 14th century, later rebuilt into an inn.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chrastice Villages in Příbram District