Družec

Družec
Družec
Municipality
	Družec from the Calvary Rock
	Flag Coat of arms
	Družec Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°6′11″N 14°2′44″E / 50.10306°N 14.04556°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kladno
First mentioned	1320
Area
• Total	7.12 km2 (2.75 sq mi)
Elevation	375 m (1,230 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	1,077
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	273 62
Website	www.obecdruzec.cz

Družec is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name was originally written as Družeč and was derived from the personal name Družec, meaning "Družec's (court)".^[2]

Geography

Družec is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) southwest of Kladno and 20 km (12 mi) west of Prague. It lies in the Křivoklát Highlands. The highest point is the Dojka hill at 445 m (1,460 ft) above sea level. The Loděnice River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Družec is from 1320.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	655	—
1880	734	+12.1%
1890	762	+3.8%
1900	855	+12.2%
1910	967	+13.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	865	−10.5%
1930	904	+4.5%
1950	919	+1.7%
1961	900	−2.1%
1970	835	−7.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	832	−0.4%
1991	806	−3.1%
2001	821	+1.9%
2011	1,009	+22.9%
2021	1,044	+3.5%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

The D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary runs through the northern part of the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Družec is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is a pilgrimage church, first mentioned in 1352. The originally Gothic church was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1688–1689.^[6]

Next to the church there is a sandstone Marian column from 1674 and a man-sized menhir called Zkamenělec ("Man-turned-into-stone"), surrounded with legends of a punished perjurer.^[7]

Gallery

Marian column from 1674 next to the church
Zkamenělec Stone
Calvary of Družec

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 481.
^ "Družecký vánoční zpravodaj" (in Czech). Obec Družec. December 2019. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "V Družci na Kladensku instalovali na kostel novou kopuli" (in Czech). iDnes. 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
^ "Družec: Křivopřísežník v kámen obrácen!" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 2015-04-25. Retrieved 2022-05-18.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 481.

[3] "Družecký vánoční zpravodaj" (in Czech). Obec Družec. December 2019. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-05-18.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "V Družci na Kladensku instalovali na kostel novou kopuli" (in Czech). iDnes. 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2022-05-18.

[7] "Družec: Křivopřísežník v kámen obrácen!" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 2015-04-25. Retrieved 2022-05-18.

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