Zruč-Senec
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Zruč-Senec
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Zruč-Senec,_Plzeňská_str_2.jpg
| image_caption = Plzeňská street
| image_flag = Zruč-Senec Flag.jpg
| image_shield = Zruč-Senec CoA.png
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Plzeň
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Plzeň-North
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|49|48|28|N|13|25|35|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1252
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 8.87
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 360
| 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 = 3494
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 330 08
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://www.zruc-senec.cz/}}
| footnotes =
}}
Zruč-Senec is a municipality in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,500 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Zruč-Senec consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):{{cite web |title=Public Census 2021 – basic data|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4690&katalog=33475&pvo=SLD21043-CO|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2022}}
- Zruč (1,824)
- Senec (1,627)
Geography
Zruč-Senec is located about {{convert|5|km|0}} north of Plzeň. It lies in the Plasy Uplands. The highest point is at {{convert|394|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The Berounka River forms the southern municipal border. The fishpond Drahotínský rybník is located east of Zruč. The villages of Zruč and Senec are urbanistically fused.
History
The first written mention of Zruč is from 1252, the first written mention of Senec is from 1295. Between 1517 and 1850, both villages were in the property of Plzeň.{{cite web |title=Historie obce|url=http://www.zruc-senec.cz/informace-o-obci/historie/|publisher=Obec Zruč-Senec|language=cs|access-date=2020-12-19}}
Between 1869 and 1930, Senec and Zruč were two separate municipalities. In 1950–1991, Senec was an administrative part of Zruč municipality. In 1991, the municipality was renamed Zruč-Senec.{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky – 1869–2011|url=https://www.czso.cz/documents/10180/20537734/13008415abc.pdf/f10f868d-ba44-4595-90af-e68862927794?version=1.1|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|pages=505, 669|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|503
|1880|667
|1890|849
|1900|1060
|1910|1116
|1921|1090
|1930|1403
|1950|1638
|1961|1903
|1970|1991
|1980|2105
|1991|2113
|2001|2363
|2011|2999
|2021|3451
|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
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
File:Kaple v Senci (Q38095019).jpg
There are no significant landmarks in the municipality. Among the protected cultural monuments are two small chapels (one in each village) and a calvary in Zruč.{{cite web |title=Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Zruč-Senec|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/uskp/podle-relevance/1/seznam/?kraj=32&okres=325&obec=559679&chranenoTed=1&hlObj=1&fulltext|work=Ústřední seznam kulturních památek|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-08-27}}
Zruč-Senec is known for the Air Park Zruč, which is a private collection of aircraft and military equipment. Exhibits are freely accessible to visitors.{{cite web |title=Air park Zruč u Plzně|url=https://www.kudyznudy.cz/aktivity/air-park-zruc-u-plzne|publisher=CzechTourism|language=cs|access-date=2022-09-22}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Zruč-Senec}}
- {{official|https://www.zruc-senec.cz/}}
{{Plzeň-North District}}
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