Malé Přítočno 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 300 inhabitants.

Etymology

The initial name of the village was Přietočeň. The name was derived from the Czech word ''přítok'' ('tributary'), referring to a court located above the stream Zákolanský potok (here called Dolanský potok), which is a tributary of the

Elbe The Elbe ( ; ; or ''Elv''; Upper Sorbian, Upper and , ) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Republic), then Ge ...

River. From 1397 at the latest, two village were distinguished: Malé Přítočno and

Velké Přítočno Velké Přítočno is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. Etymology The initial name of the village was Přietočeň. The name was derived from the Cze ...

('small Přítočno' and 'great Přítočno').

Geography

Malé Přítočno is located about south 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 ...

. It lies in a predominantly flat agricultural landscape in 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.

History

The first written mention of Malé Přítočno is from 1354.

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 ...

passes through the southern part of the municipality. The I/61 road, which runs through the village, splits from the D6 motorway and connects it with Kladno and with the D7 motorway. In the municipality is the train station called ''Unhošť'', after the neighbouring town of Unhošť. It is located on the railway line Prague–

Kralupy nad Vltavou Kralupy nad Vltavou (; ) is a town in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 19,000 inhabitants. It is known as a traffic hub and industrial agglomeration. Administrative division Kralupy nad Vltavou c ...

via Kladno.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Male Pritocno Villages in Kladno District