Kamenné Žehrovice 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

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. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name Žehrovice is derived from the personal name Žehra, meaning "the village of Žehra's people". The attribute ''Kamenné'' means 'stone' and refers to stone mining.

Geography

Kamenné Žehrovice is located about west 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 west 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 ...

. The municipal territory lies mostly in the

Křivoklát Highlands Křivoklát () is a market town in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. It is known for the medieval Křivoklát Castle, protected as national cultural monument. Administrative d ...

, only the northern part extends into the

Prague Plateau The Prague Plateau () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the area of Prague and in the Central Bohemian Region. Geomorphology The Prague Plateau is a mesoregion of the Brdy Macroregion within ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The Loděnice River flows through the municipality. On the river is the fishpond

Turyňský rybník Turyňský rybník (also called Záplavy) is a fish pond in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. With an area of , it is the largest body of water in Kladno District. Etymology The name Turyňský rybník ('Turyň's pond') is deriv ...

, which has an area of and is among the largest bodies of water in the region. It was originally a small pond, extended in 1950.

History

The first written mention of Kamenné Žehrovice is from 1277, when King Ottokar II donated the village to the Ostrov Monastery in

Davle Davle is a market town in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants. Administrative division Davle consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 cens ...

. From the Middle Ages until the 20th century, the village was known for quarrying stone, which was also used in the construction of the

Charles Bridge Charles Bridge ( , ) is a medieval stone arch bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the early 15th century.; The bridge replaced ...

and St. Vitus Cathedral. In the 14th century, Kamenné Žehrovice became a property of the Metropolitan Chapter at Saint Vitus in Prague. In 1420, during the

Hussite Wars The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were a series of civil wars fought between the Hussites and the combined Catholic forces of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, a ...

, the village was acquired by the Kladenský of Kladno family. In 1543, it was bought by the

Martinic family The Martinic family or House of Martinice ( or ''z Martinic'', ) was a Bohemia Bohemia ( ; ; ) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. In a narrow, geographic sense, it roughly encompasses the territories of p ...

. From 1558 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1849, the village was part of the

Smečno Smečno () is a town in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Etymology The name is derived fro ...

estate.

Demographics

Transport

The D6 motorway from Prague to

Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary (; , formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 49,000 inhabitants. It is located at the confluence of the Ohře and Teplá (river), Teplá ri ...

runs through the municipality. Kamenné Žehrovice is located on the railway line

–

Rakovník Rakovník (, ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Rakovník consists o ...

The train station is situated outside the built-up area.

Sights

There are no major historical monuments in the municipality. Among the protected cultural monuments are a calvary from 1838, two statues of saint from the 18th century, a rural homestead from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, and an archaeological site of the former village of Německá Lhota. A landmark in the centre of Kamenné Žehrovice is the Chapel of the Name of the Virgin Mary. It is a modern building, dating from 2009.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kamenne Zehrovice Villages in Kladno District