Klobuky
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Klobuky | |
|---|---|
 Klobuky as seen from the menhir | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Klobuky Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°17′39″N 13°59′22″E / 50.29417°N 13.98944°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Kladno |
| First mention | 1226 |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.87 km2 (6.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 262 m (860 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,018 |
| • Density | 64.15/km2 (166.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 273 74 |
| Website | www |
Klobuky is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
Klobuky consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Klobuky (574)
- Čeradice (70)
- Kobylníky (125)
- Kokovice (107)
- Páleček (140)
Etymology
Geography
Klobuky is located about 18 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of Kladno and 33 km (21 mi) northwest of Prague. It lies in an undulating agricultural landscape of the Lower Ohře Table. The highest point is at 349 m (1,145 ft) above sea level.
History
Demographics
Transport
Klobuky is located on the railway line Louny–Kralupy nad Vltavou. In addition to the train station in Klobuky, there is a stop in Páleček.[7]
Sights
The major local sight is an alleged prehistoric menhir, with a height of 3.5 metres (11.5 ft) the tallest in the Czech Republic. It is an upright, lonely standing stone called Kamenný pastýř ('stone shepherd') or Kamenný muž ('stone man'). It is located in a field several hundred metres northwest of the village.[8]
The Church of Saint Lawrence dates back to the 14th century.[4] It was rebuilt and extended in 1729–1735.[9]
