Karlštejn (Beroun District)

Karlštejn
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 / 49.93222°N 14.17528°ECoordinates: 49°55′56″N 14°10′31″E / 49.93222°N 14.17528°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Beroun
First mentioned	1348
Area
• Total	12.08 km2 (4.66 sq mi)
Elevation	345 m (1,132 ft)
Population (2021-01-01)
• Total	865
• Density	72/km2 (190/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 900 inhabitants. It is known for the Karlštejn Castle.

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]

Sights[]

The large gothic castle Karlštejn is one of the most famous and most frequently visited castles in the Czech Republic.^[3]

Twin towns – sister cities[]

Karlštejn is twinned with:^[4]

References[]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 30 April 2021.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Městys Karlštejn. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ "Návštěvnost hradů a zámků v roce 2019 opět překonala pětimilionovou hranici" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
^ "Evropská družba". mestys-karlstejn.cz (in Czech). Městys Karlštejn. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

External links[]

Official website (in Czech)

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[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 30 April 2021.

[2] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Městys Karlštejn. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[3] "Návštěvnost hradů a zámků v roce 2019 opět překonala pětimilionovou hranici" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

[4] "Evropská družba". mestys-karlstejn.cz (in Czech). Městys Karlštejn. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

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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 / 49.93222°N 14.17528°E / 49.93222; 14.17528Coordinates: 49°55′56″N 14°10′31″E / 49.93222°N 14.17528°E / 49.93222; 14.17528
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Beroun
First mentioned	1348
Area
• Total	12.08 km² (4.66 sq mi)
Elevation	345 m (1,132 ft)
Population (2021-01-01)^[1]
• Total	865
• Density	72/km² (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	267 18
Website	www.mestys-karlstejn.cz