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 (2023-01-01)
• Total	1,072
• 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[edit]

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

Geography[edit]

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 Loděnice River flows through the municipality.

History[edit]

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

Demographics[edit]

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[edit]

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

Sights[edit]

The pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was 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]