Karlštejn (Beroun District)

Karlštejn
Market town
Aerial view of Karlštejn with the castle
Flag Coat of arms
Karlštejn Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°55′56″N 14°10′31″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Beroun
First mentioned	1348
Area
• Total	12.08 km^2 (4.66 sq mi)
Elevation	345 m (1,132 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	815
• Density	67/km^2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	267 18
Website	www.mestys-karlstejn.cz

Karlštejn is a market town in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. It is known for the Karlštejn Castle, which is among the most visited tourist destinations in the country.

Geography

Karlštejn is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Beroun and 16 km (10 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies in the Hořovice Uplands. The highest point is the hill Velká hora at 423 m (1,388 ft) above sea level. The built-up area in situated in a valley of the Berounka River and its tributary, the stream of Budňanský potok. The entire municipal territory lies within the Bohemian Karst Protected Landscape Area.

History

The predecessor of Karlštejn was Budňany, a settlement founded in 1348 by craftsmen who built the Karlštejn Castle. In 1952, the modern market town of Karlštejn was created by merging Budňany and Poučník municipalities and named after the castle.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 780 —     1880 748 −4.1% 1890 815 +9.0% 1900 818 +0.4% 1910 865 +5.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 895 +3.5% 1930 1,043 +16.5% 1950 1,133 +8.6% 1961 1,177 +3.9% 1970 1,082 −8.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 899 −16.9% 1991 817 −9.1% 2001 745 −8.8% 2011 799 +7.2% 2021 871 +9.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

Karlštejn is located on the railway line Prague–Beroun.^[5]

Sights

The large Gothic Karlštejn Castle is one of the most famous and most frequently visited castles in the Czech Republic.^[6] It is protected as a national cultural monument.^[7]

Notable people

• Kateřina of Komárov (15??–1534), serial killer; lived and murdered here
• Marie Louise von Scheliha (1904–2003), German noblewoman

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Karlštejn is twinned with:^[8]

• Althen-des-Paluds, France
• Montecarlo, Italy
• Reichenbach im Vogtland, Germany

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.
2. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Městys Karlštejn. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
5. "Detail stanice Karlštejn" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
6. "Návštěvnost hradů a zámků v roce 2019 opět překonala pětimilionovou hranici" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
7. "Hrad Karlštejn" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
8. "Evropská družba" (in Czech). Městys Karlštejn. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

External links

• Official website