Chrášťany is a municipality and village in

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

in the

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of the

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. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Chrášťany consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Chrášťany (234) *Bylany (317) *Chotouň (158)

Etymology

The name is derived either from the word (meaning "people who came from Chrást"), or from (i.e. 'shrub') and ''chrášťané'' ("people living near a shrub").

Geography

Chrášťany is located about west of

Kolín Kolín (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urban monume ...

and east of

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. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the

Central Elbe Table The Central Elbe Table () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Central Bohemian Region, but due to its size, it also extends to other regions. The axis of the plateau is the Elbe River, ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The Bylanka Brook flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Chrášťany is from 1306, when it was part of the

Kouřim Kouřim (; ) is a town in Kolín 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 as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Kouřim ...

estate. In 1614, the village was acquired by the Smiřický noble family and annexed to the Černý Kostelec estate. The first written mention of Bylany is from 1295. Until 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 Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, a ...

, it was a church property, then it was owend by various nobles. Before 1558, Bylany became a part of the Černý Kostelec estate. Chotouň was first mentioned in 1249, when it was a property of the Olomouc bishopric. In the first half of the 15th century, it became part of the

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estate.

Demographics

Transport

The I/12 road from Prague to Kolín runs along the southern municipal border.

Sights

The main landmarks of the municipality are the two churches. The Church of Saint Procopius is located in Chotouň. It was built in the Baroque style in 1708–1710 according to the design by

Jan Santini Aichel Jan Blažej Santini Aichel, also spelled Aichl (, ; 3 February 1677 – 7 December 1723) was a Czechs, Czech architect of Italians, Italian descent, whose major works are representative of the unique Czech Baroque architecture#Baroque G ...

. The Church of Saint Bartholomew is located in Bylany. It is a cemetery church, built in the Baroque style in 1770.

Notable people

Procopius of Sázava Saint Procopius of Sázava (, ; died 25 March 1053) was a Czech Christian canon and hermit, who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic church. Life Little about his life is known with certainty. According to hag ...

(?–1053), saint; born in Chotouň according to legend

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chrastany (Kolin District) Villages in Kolín District