Buštěhrad

Buštěhrad
Buštěhrad
Town
	Pond in the town centre
	Coat of arms
	Buštěhrad Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°9′19″N 14°11′19″E / 50.15528°N 14.18861°ECoordinates: 50°9′19″N 14°11′19″E / 50.15528°N 14.18861°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kladno
First mentioned	1209
Government
• Mayor	Daniela Javorčeková
Area
• Total	7.61 km2 (2.94 sq mi)
Elevation	322 m (1,056 ft)
Population (2021-01-01)
• Total	3,638
• Density	480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	273 43
Website	www.mestobustehrad.cz

Buštěhrad (Czech pronunciation: [ˈbuʃcɛɦrat]) is a town in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,600 inhabitants. It is located 20 km northwest of Prague.

History[]

Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

The first written mention of Buštěhrad is from 1209. In the 13th century, a keep was built here, later rebuilt to a castle, which was one of the biggest in the kingdom in the 15th century. In 1497, Buštěhrad was raised to a town by Vladislaus II.^[2]

During the Thirty Years' War, the castle was destroyed. After the war, houses were built in the ruins, and it became a unique quarter, today called Starý Hrad ("Old Castle"). In the 19th century, the town developed thanks to coal mining and construction of the railway.^[2]