Loděnice is a municipality and village in
Beroun District
Beroun District () is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Beroun.
Administrative division
Beroun District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended compete ...
in the
Central Bohemian Region
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of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 2,000 inhabitants. The municipality is home to
GZ Media, the world's largest
vinyl records manufacturer.
Administrative division
Loděnice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
*Loděnice (1,676)
*Jánská (308)
Etymology
The settlement was named after the
Loděnice River.
Geography
Loděnice is located about northeast of
Beroun
Beroun (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 22,000 inhabitants. It lies at the confluence of the Berounka and Litavka rivers. Beroun creates a conurbation with Králův Dvůr, former part of Beroun. ...
and southwest 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 on the border between 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 ...
and
Hořovice Uplands
Hořovice (; ) is a town in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,100 inhabitants. The town is known for the Hořovice Castle.
Geography
Hořovice is located about southwest of Beroun and southwest ...
. The highest point is a hill at above sea level. The
Loděnice River flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Loděnice is from 1179, in the record of a battle for the Bohemian throne between dukes
Soběslav II and
Frederick, which took place there.
Demographics
Economy
The world's largest
vinyl records manufacturer,
GZ Media, is located in Loděnice. It employs more than 1,500 people.
Transport
The
D5 motorway from Prague to
Plzeň
Plzeň (), also known in English and German as Pilsen (), is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 188,000 inhabitants. It is located about west of P ...
passes through the municipality.
Loděnice lies on a railway line leading from Prague to Beroun.
Sights
The main landmark of Loděnice is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It was built in the Baroque style in 1726. The church tower has a Romanesque core. The rectory next to the church is a late Baroque building from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries.
In popular culture
The 1966 Oscar-winning film ''
Closely Watched Trains'' was filmed in and around the local railway station. There is a small museum dedicated to the film and to the Prague–Beroun railway line.
References
External links
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Villages in the Beroun District