Studeněves is a municipality and village in

Kladno District Kladno District ( cs, okres Kladno) is a district ('' okres'') within the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The capital of the district is the city of Kladno. List of municipalities Běleč - Běloky - Beřovice - Bílichov - Ble ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Studen, meaning "Studen's village". The initial name of the village was ''Studena ves''.

Geography

Studeněves is located about north of

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 northwest of

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the

Prague Plateau The Prague Plateau ( cs, Pražská plošina) 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 B ...

. The highest point is at above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Studeněves is from 1372. Until 1623, the village was owned by various lower noblemen. In 1623, Studeněves was annexed to 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 by law as an urban monument zone. Etymology The name is deri ...

estate, owned by the Martinic family. After that, the local fortress lost its purpose and was converted into a granary in the 18th century. In the 19th century, there was a large sugar factory in Studeněves, but it ceased to exist in 1929 as a result of the

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Demographics

Transport

The I/7 road, which replaces the unfinished section of the D7 motorway from Prague to

Chomutov Chomutov (; german: Komotau) is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. There are almost 80,000 inhabitants in the city's wider metropolitan area. The city centre is well preserved and is protec ...

, runs along the eastern municipal border. The I/16 road, which connects the D6 motorway with Slaný, runs along the northern municipal border.

Sights

Studeněves is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a small chapel from the second half of the 18th century.

References

External links

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