Svinařov is a municipality and village in

Kladno District Kladno District () is a Okres, district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Kladno. Administrative division Kladno 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 700 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name was most likely derived from cattle breeding or wine growing for the needs of the nearby gord of

Libušín Libušín is a town in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,600 inhabitants. Etymology The oldest entry of the name of the village was Ľubošín. The name was derived from the personal name Ľuboša ...

Geography

Svinařov is located about northwest of

Kladno Kladno (; ) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 70,000 inhabitants. It is the largest city in the region and has a rich industrial history. Administrative division Kladno consists of six municipal parts ...

and northwest 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 ...

. The eastern part of the municipal territory lies in the

Prague Plateau The Prague Plateau () 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 Brdy Macroregion within ...

, the western part lies in the Džbán range. The highest point is at above sea level. The Svinařovský Brook flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Svinařov is from 1328, when the village was sold by Bořita of Ředhošt to the

Vyšehrad Chapter The Vyšehrad Chapter (), officially the Royal Collegiate Chapter of Ss. Peter and Paul at Vyšehrad (), is a collegiate chapter established at the church dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul in Vyšehrad (now in Prague Prague ( ; ) is th ...

. It is probable that there was some kind of settlement much earlier thanks to an archaeological research carried out in a nearby town of Libušín which proved that the area was inhabited in the 6th–7th centuries. The existence of Svinařov was closely connected with the gord of Libušín. Svinařov served as a supplier of agricultural products to the gord. There was a fortress built around 1330. The owner of Svinařov, Vyšehrad Chapter, used to hire out the Svinařov to different tenants till the reign of

Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia 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 ...

, when the village was sold. Some years later it became a part of property of the

Martinic family The Martinic family or House of Martinice ( or ''z Martinic'', ) was a Bohemia Bohemia ( ; ; ) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. In a narrow, geographic sense, it roughly encompasses the territories of p ...

and was annexed to their

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 as an urban monument zone. Etymology The name is derived fro ...

estate, which remained so until the 19th century. The family of Martinic gradually became one of the richest and most powerful noble families in the Czech kingdom. In 1885, Svinařov village separated from Libušín and became a sovereign municipality. Most people there earned their living in agriculture, but this changed in the second half of the 19th century with the discovery of coal in the region. Many people from all around the country started to move in and the village started to expand. Most people were therefore employed in the coal industry until the mines closed down in 2002.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.

Notable people

Václav Mrázek Václav Mrázek (22 October 1925 – 29 December 1957) was a Czechoslovak serial killer who was convicted of killing at least seven people in Chomutov from 1951 to 1957. While primarily sexually motivated, he also robbed his victims, and at trial ...

(1925–1957), serial killer

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Svinarov Villages in Kladno District