Vraný is a market town 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 800 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Vraný consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Vraný (624) *Horní Kamenice (50) *Lukov (82)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Vrána, meaning "Vrána's settlement". The word ''vrána'' means '

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' in Czech.

Geography

Vraný is located about north 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

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. It lies on the

Lower Ohře Table The Lower Ohře Table () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Ústí nad Labem and Central Bohemian regions. Geomorphology The Lower Ohře Table is a mesoregion of the Central Bohemian Tab ...

. The highest point is at above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Vraný is from 1228, when it was the property of the Basilica of Saint George in Prague. After it changed several less important owners, it was acquired by the Zajíc of the Hazenburk family in 1434, who owned it until 1534. During their rule in 1513, Vraný was promoted to a

market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ...

by King Vladislaus II. The market town was badly damaged during the

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and lost most of its inhabitants, but it recovered. From 1706 to 1945, Vraný was owned by the Metropolitan Chapter at Saint Vitus. In 1980, the municipalities of Horní Kamenice and Lukov were annexed to Vraný.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads running through the municipal territory.

Sights

The Vraný Castle was built for the Metropolitan Chapter at Saint Vitus in 1764–1769. It is a small late Baroque residence with a

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façade. Today it houses a retirement home. The Church of Saint John the Baptist was built in 1756–1761. It is a late Baroque church, that replaced an old Gothic building that fell into disrepair during the Thirty Years' War. The tower was rebuilt in 1908 by the architect Josef Fanta. The Church of Saint George in Lukov was originally a Romanesque rotunda, probably from the 13th century. In the 18th century, it was completely rebuilt into its current Baroque form.

Notable people

* Jaroslav Věšín (1860–1915), painter

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vrany Populated places in Kladno District Market towns in the Czech Republic