Tetín (Beroun District)
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Tetín 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 900 inhabitants.


Administrative division

Tetín consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Tetín (820) *Koda (3)


Etymology

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


Geography

Tetín is located about south 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
Hořovice Uplands Hořovice (; ) is a town in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,100 inhabitants. The town is known for the Hořovice Castle. Geography Hořovice is located about southwest of Beroun and southwest ...
. The highest point is the hill Tobolský vrch at above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the
Berounka The Berounka () is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Vltava River. It flows through the Plzeň Region, Plzeň and Central Bohemian Region, Central Bohemian regions to Prague. It is formed by the confluence of the Mže and Radbu ...
River, which forms the municipal border. Most of the territory lies in the Bohemian Karst Protected Landscape Area. The Koda National Nature Reserve with the Bohemian Karst occupies almost half of the municipal territory. Along the Berounka there is also the Tetínské skály Nature Reserve.


History

Tetín is one of the oldest villages in the Czech Republic. There is a legend that connects Tetín with the mythological figure Teta (the daughter of the mythological
Duke Krok Duke Krok is a legendary figure in Czech history, being the first judge, or duke, of the Czech people. He was also the father of Princess Libuše and her sisters Kazi and Teta. The Cosmas Chronicle Perhaps the earliest mention of the Duke (a ...
), who was supposed to have lived here. The place was already inhabited during the Paleolithic period. Archaeologists found that the beginnings of the village date back to the 10th century, when local gord was founded by dukes from the
Přemyslid dynasty The Přemyslid dynasty or House of Přemysl (, , ) was a Bohemian royal dynasty that reigned in the Duchy of Bohemia and later Kingdom of Bohemia and Margraviate of Moravia (9th century–1306), as well as in parts of Poland (including Silesia ...
. In the 10th century, the duchess
Ludmila of Bohemia Ludmila of Bohemia ( 860 – 15 September 921) is a Czech saint and martyr venerated by the Orthodox and the Roman Catholics. She was born in Mělník as the daughter of the Sorbian prince Slavibor. Saint Ludmila was the grandmother of ...
raised
St. Wenceslaus Wenceslaus I ( ; 907 – 28 September 935), Wenceslas I or ''Václav the Good'' was the Prince (''Knyaz, kníže'') of Duchy of Bohemia, Bohemia from 921 until his death, probably in 935. According to the legend, he was assassinated by his you ...
in the gord. She was murdered here in 921. In 1288, Tetín was the residence of the royal hunter and towards the end of the 13th century, the castle was rebuilt as a residence for the royal bastards of the Přemyslid line. By 1321, Tetín Castle was owned by Štěpán of Tetín, who later sold it to Emperor Charles IV. The latter then joined the Tetín estate to
Karlštejn Karlštejn Castle (; ) is a castle in the Czech Republic. It is a large Gothic architecture, Gothic castle founded in 1348 by King Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV. The castle served as a place for safekeeping the Imperial Regalia as ...
. In 1422, 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 Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, a ...
, the castle was destroyed. In the late Middle Ages, the importance of Tetín declined, but it remained a frequented pilgrimage site. In the second half of the 19th century, limestone mining began near Tetín. This caused economic development and an influx of new residents.


Demographics


Transport

The railway line Prague–Beroun runs through the municipality, but there is no train station.


Sights

The Church of Saint Catherine of Alexandria is the smallest church in Tetín. This Romanesque church was founded around 1200 and renewed in 1858. The Church of Saint Ludmila was built in the early Baroque style in 1685 next to the Church of Saint Catherine of Alexandria. The Church of Saint John of Nepomuk was originally a Romanesque church from the 12th–13th centuries. In the 17th century, it was baroque rebuilt. Until 1836, it was consecrated to Saint Michael. Today the church is desecrated and houses a gallery. Several ruins have been preserved from the original Tetín Castle. They are freely accessible. The Tetín Castle is a Neoclassical castle from the end of the 18th century. Today it is privately owned and inaccessible to the public.


Notable people

*
Ludmila of Bohemia Ludmila of Bohemia ( 860 – 15 September 921) is a Czech saint and martyr venerated by the Orthodox and the Roman Catholics. She was born in Mělník as the daughter of the Sorbian prince Slavibor. Saint Ludmila was the grandmother of ...
(–921), duchess, martyr and saint; died here *
Wenceslaus Hajek Wenceslaus Hájek of Libočany (, , ; late 15th century – 18 March 1553) was a Bohemian chronicler. He was author of famous '' Bohemian Chronicle'' (1541), also called the ''Hájek's Chronicle''. This work served as the main source of Czech histo ...
(?–1553), chronicler; lived and worked here in 1533–1539


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tetin Villages in the Beroun District