Kladno District

Kladno District Okres Kladno
District
City Hall and Baroque Marian Column in Kladno
District location in the Central Bohemian Region within the Czech Republic
Municipalities of Kladno District
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian Region
Capital	Kladno
Area
• Total	719.61 km² (277.84 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	152,163
• Density	211/km² (550/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

The Kladno District (Okres Kladno in Czech) is a district (okres) within the Central Bohemian Region (Středočeský kraj) of the Czech Republic. The capital of the district is the city of Kladno.

Complete list of municipalities

Běleč - Běloky - Beřovice - Bílichov - Blevice - Brandýsek - Braškov - Bratronice - Buštěhrad - Černuc - Chržín - Cvrčovice - Dolany - Drnek - Družec - Dřetovice - Dřínov - Hobšovice - Horní Bezděkov - Hořešovice - Hořešovičky - Hospozín - Hostouň - Hradečno - Hrdlív - Hřebeč - Jarpice - Jedomělice - Jemníky - Kačice - Kamenné Žehrovice - Kamenný Most - Kladno - Klobuky - Kmetiněves - Knovíz - Koleč - Královice - Kutrovice - Kvílice - Kyšice - Lány - Ledce - Lhota - Libochovičky - Libovice - Libušín - Lidice - Líský - Loucká - Makotřasy - Malé Kyšice - Malé Přítočno - Malíkovice - Neprobylice - Neuměřice - Otvovice - Páleč - Pavlov - Pchery - Pletený Újezd - Plchov - Podlešín - Poštovice - Pozdeň - Přelíc - Řisuty - Sazená - Slaný - Slatina - Smečno - Stehelčeves - Stochov - Stradonice - Studeněves - Svárov - Svinařov - Šlapanice - Třebichovice - Třebíz - Třebusice - Tuchlovice - Tuřany - Uhy - Unhošť - Velká Dobrá - Velké Přítočno - Velvary - Vinařice - Vraný - Vrbičany - Zájezd - Zákolany - Zichovec - Zlonice - Zvoleněves - Želenice - Žilina - Žižice -

Gallery

St. Florian chapel by Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer in main street of Kladno
Mining sculpture and Váňa's Stone in a park next to the grammar school in Kladno commemorate coal mining past of the city.
Row of 1950s high rises in style of socialist realism in Rozdělov, western suburb of Kladno
Prefab houses (paneláks) from 1970s along ČSA (Czechoslovak Army) Street, one of main arteries of Kladno.
Building of the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, a branch of Czech Technical University in Kladno
Class 912 diesel multiple unit at Kladno railway station. The district has quite dense railroad network but no trunk line passes through it.
Hill of Slánská hora (330 m) with town of Slaný at its foot as seen from apple orchards between Slaný and Blahotice
Partial view of Slaný from summit of Slánská hora
Gothic St. Gotthard Church from 13th century in Slaný
Pedestrian zone in centre of Slaný
Gothic Velvary Gate from 15th century in Slaný
Holy Sepulchre Chapel above Kvíček in southern outskirts of Slaný
Back to 1938 state restored Pillbox Type 36 in a hillside above hamlet of Mlýnek near Žižice. It was a part of so-called Prague Line a section of pre-WWII Czechoslovak fortifications against Nazi Germany defending western approaches to Prague.
Landscape near Knovíz
Baroque house in small village of Saky near Třebichovice
Landscape near Brandýsek in central part of the district
Expressway R7 (Prague - Chomutov) passing by Brandýsek
St. Wenceslaus Church in Dřetovice
Church of Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Buštěhrad
Museum of writer Ota Pavel in Buštěhrad
The memorial site where village of Lidice used to stand until its extermination by Nazi occupants in 1942
Remains of Horák's Farm, the site of mass murder of Lidice
Thorn-crowned cross above grave of Lidice's men
Memorial to abducted and murdered children from Lidice by Marie Uchytilová. Each child has a life-sized bronze sculpture.
Lidice lives. New village of Lidice built in vicinity of its predecessor after World War II
Landscape near Makotřasy
Church of SS Peter and Paul at early medieval fortified settlement of Budeč near Zákolany. The rotunda built around 900 CE with tower added in late 12th century is the oldest preserved building in the whole Czech Republic.
Desperately dilapidated chateau in Koleč
Village of Blevice
Landscape near Velvary with Mt. Říp (460 m) on northern horizon. Such slightly rolled lowland with vast fields and almost absent forests is typical for the northern half of Kladno District.
St. Catherine Church and Town Hall in Velvary
Slaný (Lower) Gate in Vraný. The small market town never had real fortifications, except two symbolic gates on both ends.
Menhir in Klobuky associated with legend about shepherd turned in stone.
Stone arch bridge over the Bakovský potok stream in village of Královice. The bridge is decorated with pair of statues depicting St. Wenceslas and St. John Nepomucene, patrons of Bohemia.
Belfry in Neprobylice
Common in Třebíz, a preserved village partially turned into open-air museum.
Small shrine above Královka (Queen's Spring) near Líský
Village of Libovice
Wooden belfry in Tuřany. Unlike other areas of the Czech Republic many wooden bell towers survived into present time in Kladno District.
Lesser Periwinkle covers remains of medieval village of Svídna in a forest near Drnek. The settlement, deserted in early 16th century, belongs to prominent sites of Central-European medieval archaeology.
Renaissance castle in small town of Smečno was the seat of House of Martinic, one of the most influential noble families of Bohemia
Holy Trinity Church in Smečno
Small St. George Church, surrounded with cemetery, stands in the middle of remains of Slavic fortified settlement from 9th - 11th centuries CE. The original Přemyslids' domain, the core area of emerging Czech state encompassed the present day districts of Kladno and Prague-West.
Defunct Schöller Colliery near Libušín
Half withered St. Wenceslas' Oak in Stochov has witnessed over eleven centuries of Czech history
Expressway R6 (Prague - Cheb) passing by Braškov
Old Jewish Cemetery near Hostouň
Aerial view of downtown Unhošť
Common in Kyšice
Thoroughfare in Žilina
Old farm in Horní Bezděkov
Harvested fields near Bratronice
Klíčava Reservoir in near Lány supplies Kladno with water
Valley of small stream of Vůznice in deep forests of Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area near Běleč. These forests were hunting preserve of Czech rulers in the Middle Ages.

Districts of the Central Bohemian Region

Benešov Beroun Kladno Kolín Kutná Hora Mělník Mladá Boleslav Nymburk Prague-East (Praha-východ) Prague-West (Praha-západ) Příbram Rakovník

Coordinates: 50°08′49″N 14°06′12″E / 50.14694°N 14.10333°E / 50.14694; 14.10333

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