Strašnov is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District 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 300 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name Strašnov was derived from the personal Czech name Strah or Straš.

Geography

Strašnov is located about south of

Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav (; german: Jungbunzlau) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 42,000 inhabitants. Mladá Boleslav is the second most populated city in the region and a major centre of the Czech automotive ind ...

and northeast of

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. It lies in a flat landscape of the Jizera Table.

History

The first written mention of Strašnov is from 1297. There used to be a fortress, which protected a trade route leading through Strašnov. Most of the territory of Strašnov belonged to the

Stránov Stránov is castle in Jizerní Vtelno in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The original Middle Ages castle was reconstructed by Joseph Schulz to the neo-Renaissance look it has today. History In place of the present castle origi ...

estate.

Demographics

Transport

The D10 motorway from Prague to Turnov runs along the western municipal border.

Sights

There are no protected

cultural monuments Cultural heritage management (CHM) is the vocation and practice of managing cultural heritage. It is a branch of cultural resources management (CRM), although it also draws on the practices of cultural conservation, building restoration, restorat ...

in the municipality.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Strasnov Villages in Mladá Boleslav District