Chaloupky is a municipality and village in
Beroun District
Beroun District () is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Beroun.
Administrative division
Beroun District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended compete ...
in the
Central Bohemian Region
The Central Bohemian Region ( ; ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative centre is in the Czech capital Prague, which lies in the centre of the regio ...
of the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Chaloupky consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
*Chaloupky (451)
*Neřežín (77)
Geography
Chaloupky is located about southwest of
Beroun
Beroun (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 22,000 inhabitants. It lies at the confluence of the Berounka and Litavka rivers. Beroun creates a conurbation with Králův Dvůr, former part of Beroun. ...
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 at above sea level. The Záskalská Reservoir, built on the stream Červený potok, is located in the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Chaloupky is from 1648.
Demographics
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The only historical monument in the municipality is the ruin of the Valdek Castle, located near Neřežín. It was built by the Buzic family probably around 1260 and once owned by King
Wenceslaus IV
Wenceslaus IV (also ''Wenceslas''; ; , nicknamed "the Idle"; 26 February 136116 August 1419), also known as Wenceslaus of Luxembourg, was King of Bohemia from 1378 until his death and King of Germany from 1376 until he was deposed in 1400. As he ...
. In 1623, it was described as desolated. Today the castle is in a state of disrepair and inaccessible. The most notable preserved element of the castle is the ''
bergfried
''Bergfried'' (plural: ''bergfriede''; English: ''belfry''; French: ''tour-beffroi''; Italian: ''torrione''; Castilian: ''torre del homenaje'') is a tall tower that is typically found in castles of the Middle Ages in German-speaking countries an ...
''.
In popular culture
Valdek Castle was used as a filming location for the TV series ''
F. L. Věk'' (1971–1972)
[ and for the 1997 movie '' Snow White: A Tale of Terror''.]
References
External links
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Villages in the Beroun District