Bohutín is a municipality and village in

Příbram District Příbram District () is a Okres, district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Příbram. Administrative division Příbram District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Bohutín consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Bohutín (558) *Havírna (155) *Tisová (139) *Vysoká Pec (890)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal Bohuta, meaning "Bohuta's (court)".

Geography

Bohutín is located about southwest of

Příbram Příbram (; or ''Przibram'') is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. It is known for its mining history, and more recently, its new venture into economic restructuring. The town is the t ...

and southwest 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 the Brdy Highlands. The highest point is the hill Leč at . The

Litavka The Litavka is a river in the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Berounka River. It flows through the Central Bohemian Region. It is long. Etymology The river was originally called Pstruhový potok (meaning "Trout Stream") and Bohutínský ...

River flows through the municipality. There are two notable fishponds: Vysokopecký and Vokačovský.

History

The first written mention of Bohutín is from 1379. Historically, it is a mining settlement associated with the mining of lead and silver ore.

Demographics

Transport

The I/18 road (the section from

Rožmitál pod Třemšínem Rožmitál pod Třemšínem () is a town in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,200 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic ...

) passes through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of the Bohutín is the Church of the Saint Mary Magdalene. The original church from 1887 was destroyed by a fire in 1950, then it was again built in the pseudo-Gothic style. In Vysoká Pec is a museum dedicated to Bohutín and its surroundings. Next to the museum is Řimbaba, a former mining tower converted into a lookout tower. The viewing platform of the observation tower is at a height of .

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