Chrást (Plzeň-City District)
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chrást
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Chrast PM CZ from SW 594.jpg
| image_caption = View from the southwest
| image_flag = Chrást PM flag.jpg
| image_shield = Chrást PM CoA.jpg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Plzeň
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Plzeň-City
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|49|47|47|N|13|29|31|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1242
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 9.84
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 342
| population_as_of = 2025-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-t4l3n8d2iw|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2025-05-16}}
| population_total = 1925
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 330 03
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://www.obecchrast.cz/}}
| footnotes =
}}
Chrást is a municipality and village in Plzeň-City District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name Chrást is a common Czech place name, meaning 'brushwood' or 'shrubs'.{{cite book |last=Profous|first=Antonín|title=Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L|url=https://mjc.ujc.cas.cz/search.php|pages=51–53|year=1949|language=cs}}
Geography
Chrást is located about {{convert|9|km|0}} northeast of Plzeň. It lies in the Plasy Uplands. The highest point is the hill Chlum at {{convert|412|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Berounka River, which flows along the northern municipal border. The Klabava River flows along the eastern municipal border and then joins the Berounka.
History
The first written mention of Chrást is in a deed of King Wenceslaus I from 1242. Until 1434, the village was owned by a family that called themselves Lords of Chrást. Between 1434 and 1514, the owners of Chrást often changed. In 1514, the village was acquired by the city of Plzeň.{{cite web |title=Historie obce|url=https://www.obecchrast.cz/historie-obce|publisher=Obec Chrást|language=cs|access-date=2024-03-06}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|742
|1880|817
|1890|949
|1900|1185
|1910|1489
|1921|1557
|1930|2000
|1950|1751
|1961|1950
|1970|1864
|1980|1825
|1991|1680
|2001|1677
|2011|1868
|2021|1886
|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}
Transport
Sights
Chrást is poor in monuments. The most valuable building is Jílek's Watermill. It is a villa with Art Nouveau and Cubist elements, dating from 1920. Other parts of the area (mill building and barns) date from the second half of the 19th century. The mill contains partially preserved original technical equipment.{{cite web |title=Vodní mlýn Jílkův|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/vodni-mlyn-jilkuv-18122852|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-03-06}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Chrást (Plzeň-City District)}}
- {{official|https://www.obecchrast.cz/}}
{{Plzeň-City District}}
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