Mýto
{{short description|Town in the Czech Republic}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mýto
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Myto nam.jpg
| image_caption = Town square
| image_flag = Myto RO CZ flag.gif
| image_shield = Myto RO CZ CoA.gif
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Plzeň
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Rokycany
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|49|47|21|N|13|44|5|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = František Končel
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1296
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 17.80
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 443
| 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 = 1602
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 338 05
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://www.mestomyto.cz/}}
| footnotes =
}}
Mýto ({{IPA|cs|ˈmiːto}}; {{langx|de|Mauth}}) is a town in Rokycany District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.
Etymology
The town's name literally means 'toll'. It refers to its history and location on an important trade route from Prague to Bavaria where the toll was collected.{{cite web |title=Historie města|url=https://www.mestomyto.cz/historie|publisher=Město Mýto|language=cs|access-date=2021-06-18}}
Geography
Mýto is located about {{convert|11|km|0}} northeast of Rokycany and {{convert|24|km|abbr=on}} east of Plzeň. The municipal territory extends into three geomorphological regions. The central part with the built-up area lies in the western tip of the Hořovice Uplands. The southern part lies in the Brdy Highlands and includes the highest point of Mýto, the hill Ostrý vrch at {{convert|641|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. A small part in the north lies in the Křivokrát Highlands.
The stream Holoubkovský potok flows through the town. The streams supplies two notable fishponds in the municipal territory: Štěpánský rybník and Podmýtský rybník.
History
The first written mention of Mýto and its older church is from 1296. The original settlement was located on a hill around the Church of Saint Stephen. Gradually people began to settle in the area of today's Mýto, where the Church of Saint John the Baptist was built in 1350. At the beginning of the 14th century Mýto became a market town, and in 1905 it became a town.
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|2114
|1880|2102
|1890|2159
|1900|2287
|1910|2296
|1921|2191
|1930|2217
|1950|1676
|1961|1823
|1970|1640
|1980|1497
|1991|1382
|2001|1403
|2011|1506
|2021|1536
|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
File:Kostel sv. Stepana Myto 06.JPG
The D5 motorway from Prague to Plzeň passes through the northern part of the municipal territory.
Mýto is located on the railway line Plzeň–Beroun.{{cite web |title=Detail stanice Mýto|url=https://www.cd.cz/stanice/myto/5473175|publisher=České dráhy|language=cs|access-date=2025-02-26}}
Sights
File:Kostel Jana Krtitele Myto 04.JPG
The Gothic Church of Saint Stephen was built in the 13th century and its Baroque tower dates from the 18th century. Today it serves social and cultural purposes.
The Church of Saint John the Baptist was originally a chapel consecrated to John the Evangelist. During the Thirty Years' War the church was burned down, and in 1680–1682 it was built once again. Many of its Gothic elements were rebuilt in the Baroque style.
Notable people
- August Wilhelm Ambros (1816–1876), Austrian music historian
Twin towns – sister cities
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic}}
Mýto is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Gäste aus tschechischer Partnerstadt zu Besuch in Berga|url=https://www.otz.de/regionen/greiz/gaeste-aus-tschechischer-partnerstadt-zu-besuch-in-berga-id226497681.html|website=otz.de|publisher=Ostthüringer Zeitung|language=de|date=2019-07-16|access-date=2020-08-02}}
- {{flagicon|GER}} Berga, Germany
References
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External links
{{commons category|Mýto}}
- {{official|https://www.mestomyto.cz/}}
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