Nové Strašecí is a town in

Rakovník District Rakovník District ( cs, okres Rakovník) is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Rakovník. Administrative division Rakovník District is formed by only one administrative district of munici ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 5,600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Pecínov is an administrative part of Nové Strašecí.

Geography

Nové Strašecí is located about northeast of

Rakovník Rakovník (, german: Rakonitz) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 15,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts Rakovník ...

and west of

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. It lies in the geomorphological mesoregion of Džbán. The highest point is the hill Mackova hora at .

History

The first written mention of Strašecí is from the period 1334–1343. Shortly after the village was promoted to a

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. It was a part of the

Křivoklát Křivoklát (german: Pürglitz) 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 Křivoklát Castle. Administrative parts Villages of Častonice and Pí ...

estate, owned by the royal chamber. During the 15th century, Strašecí lost its privileges, but in 1503, it was promoted to a town by King Vladislaus II. In 1553, the town was destroyed by large fire and entirely rebuilt. Pecínov was first mentioned in 1556. The original part of the settlement disappeared after the

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due to

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mining and remained only the upper part of the settlement, which was established in the 1830s.

Demographics

Transport

The town is located on a railway line leading from Prague to

Kladno Kladno (; german: Kladen) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 67,000 inhabitants. It is the largest city in the region and together with its adjacent suburban areas has a population of more than 110,000. ...

and Rakovník. There is a train station which is served by regional trains. The D6 motorway runs next to the town.

Notable people

Viktor Oliva Viktor Oliva (24 April 1861 – 5 April 1928) was a Czech painter and illustrator. His most famous painting, ''Absinthe Drinker'' (), is owned by Zlata Husa Gallery Prague and hangs there. Life and work Viktor Oliva was a master of drawing, ...

(1861–1928), painter and illustrator

Twin towns – sister cities

Nové Strašecí is twinned with: *

Welden Welden is a community in the Augsburg district of Bavaria, Germany, and is the seat of the commune of Welden. Since the local government reform in 1978 it comprises Welden, Reutern and Ehgatten. Geography Welden lies at the centre of the ''Holz ...

, Germany

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nove Straseci Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Rakovník District