Hrusice () is a municipality and village in

Prague-East District Prague-East District ( cs, okres Praha-východ) is a district ('' okres'') within the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative seat is in Prague. The most populated town of the district is Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Bolesla ...

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

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. It has about 900 inhabitants. Hrusice is known as birthplace of

Josef Lada Josef Lada (born 17 December 1887 in Hrusice, Bohemia – 14 December 1957 in Prague, buried at Olšany Cemetery) was a Czech painter, illustrator and writer. He is best known as the illustrator of Jaroslav Hašek's World War I novel ''The Go ...

and was popularized through his paintings and illustrations on

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and

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postcards and children's books.

Geography

Hrusice is located about southeast 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 ...

. The municipality is situated in rolled landscape of the Benešov Uplands. There are two ponds in the municipal territory, Hrusický in the centre of the village and Hubačovský in the northwest. The Hrusický Stream flows through the municipality, but has only local significance.

History

The first written mention of Hrusice is from 1205, in a deed of King

Ottokar I of Bohemia Ottokar I ( cs, Přemysl Otakar I.; c. 1155 – 1230) was Duke of Bohemia periodically beginning in 1192, then acquired the title of King of Bohemia, first in 1198 from Philip of Swabia, later in 1203 from Otto IV of Brunswick and in 1212 (a ...

. Hrusice belonged to the direct administration of the

Přemyslid dynasty The Přemyslid dynasty or House of Přemyslid ( cs, Přemyslovci, german: Premysliden, pl, Przemyślidzi) was a Bohemian royal dynasty that reigned in the Duchy of Bohemia and later Kingdom of Bohemia and Margraviate of Moravia (9th century–130 ...

. In 1848 the municipality gained self-government.

Demographics

The municipality has experienced a significant growth in the 21st century thanks to good connection to the capital city.

Transport

The accessibility of Hrusice is very good due to proximity of two major transport lines. The D1 motorway from Prague to

Brno Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...

passes through the municipal territory of Hrusice. There also operates a suburban bus line between Strančice and Stříbrná Skalice (via Mnichovice and Ondřejov) with a stop in the centre of Hrusice.

Sights

Church of Saint Wenceslaus in the centre of Hrusice is an example of rural

Romanesque architecture Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe characterized by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque style, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 11th century, this lat ...

from the turn of the 12th century with a valuable sandstone

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, a work by monks from the

Sázava Monastery Sázava Monastery is a former Benedictine abbey and a monastery in Bohemia (Czech Republic), established by Bretislaus I, Duke of Bohemia around 1032. It is situated some 30 km southeast of Prague, on the right bank of the eponymous Sázava ...

. Josef Lada Memorial in artist's villa, nowadays a branch of Prague-East Regional Museum, presents his life and work as well as his daughter

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, also a renowned

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Notable people

(1887–1957), painter, illustrator and writer

Gallery

Hrusice_CZ_centre_towards_W_183.jpg, Centre of Hrusice with a bus stop Hrusice_CZ_municipal_office_and_Josef_Lada_bust_113.jpg, Municipal office and a small park with bust of Josef Lada Hrusice_CZ_birthplace_of_Josef_Lada_185.jpg, Birthplace of Josef Lada Hrusice_CZ_villa_of_Josef_Lada_330.jpg, Lada's summer villa, nowadays his museum Hrusice_CZ_U_Sejku_Pub_328.jpg, U Sejků Pub with murals in style of Lada Hrusice_memorial_WWI_8512.JPG, World War I memorial (1921) in front of the church Hrusice_CZ_rectory_134.jpg, Rectory opposite to the church Hrusice_CZ_protected_Tilia_cordata_besides_rectory_175.jpg, Protected linden, planted in 1777

References

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