Středokluky is a municipality and village in

Prague-West District Prague-West District ( cs, okres Praha-západ) is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Prague. The most populated town of the district is Jesenice. Administrative division Prague-West District is formed ...

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 1,300 inhabitants.

Etymology

The word ''středokluky'' referred to people who "alternated arrows" (''střídali kluky'' in old Czech). It probably had a derisive meaning and related to some story.

Geography

Středokluky is located about 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 of 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 ...

History

The first written mention of Středokluky is from 1316. A fortress in Středokluky was first documented in 1414, but it burned down during the

Hussite Wars The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were a series of civil wars fought between the Hussites and the combined Catholic forces of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, European monarchs loyal to the Cat ...

. From the first half of the 16th century until 1623 and then in 1630–1645, Středokluky was owned by the Bezdružický branch of the

Kolowrat family The House of Kolowrat is a Czech noble familyHouse of Kolowrat history
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. The village was devastated in 1631, during the

Thirty Years' War The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (80 ...

. The ruined village was bought by the

Jesuits The Society of Jesus ( la, Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuits (; la, Iesuitæ), is a religious order (Catholic), religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rom ...

in 1645, who owned it until 1773. After that it was taken care of by convent in New Town, Prague and the study endowment fund.

Demographics

Transport

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 through the municipality. Středokluky is located on the railway lines of local importance Prague–Středokluky and

Hostivice Hostivice () is a town in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,800 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Břve is an administrative part of Hostivice. Geography Hostivice is locate ...

– Noutonice.

Sights

The main landmark of Středokluky is the Church of Saint Procopius. It was built in the Baroque style in 1716–1721 according to the design by

František Maxmilián Kaňka František Maxmilián Kaňka (9 August 1674 in Prague – 14 July 1766 in Prague) was a Czech architect and builder. He was known for modifying castles, palaces and churches. In 1724 he was appointed emperor's architect. Work He is most famous f ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stredokluky Villages in Prague-West District