Rudná (Prague-West District)

Rudná is a town in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,300 inhabitants.

Rudná
Town
Town hall
Town hall
Flag of Rudná
Flag
Coat of arms of Rudná
Coat of arms
Rudná is located in Czech Republic
Rudná
Rudná
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°2′6″N 14°14′4″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictPrague-West
Established1951
Government
 • MayorLubomír Kocman
Area
 • Total8.20 km2 (3.17 sq mi)
Elevation
378 m (1,240 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total5,290
 • Density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
252 19
Websitewww.rudnamesto.cz

Geography

Rudná is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Prague. It lies in the Prague Plateau. The highest point is at 410 m (1,350 ft) above sea level.

History

Rudná was established in 1951 when two old villages of Dušníky and Hořelice merged into a new municipality. Its new artificial name is derived from the Czech word ruda (i.e. "ore") and commemorates a long history of iron ore mining in the region. Rudná was promoted to a town in 2000.[2]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,014—    
18801,175+15.9%
18901,497+27.4%
19002,177+45.4%
19102,904+33.4%
YearPop.±%
19212,837−2.3%
19303,129+10.3%
19503,153+0.8%
19613,321+5.3%
19703,090−7.0%
YearPop.±%
19802,974−3.8%
19912,838−4.6%
20013,075+8.4%
20114,882+58.8%
20215,158+5.7%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

Rudná is located along an old road from Prague to Beroun and Plzeň. Nowadays the parallel D5 motorway runs just north of the town.

Sights
Church of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

The Church of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist is a valuable Baroque church, probably built according to the plans of Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer.[5]

The Church of Saint George is a neo-Gothic church from the beginning of the 20th century. It replaced an old dilapidated Baroque church.[6]

The Hořelice Castle is belongs to the landmarks of Rudná. Today this Baroque castle is privately owned and inaccessible.[7]

Notable people

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. "Historie Rudné" (in Czech). Město Rudná. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-západ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
  4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. "Kostel Stětí sv. Jana Křtitele" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  6. "Rudná-Dušníky, kostel sv. Jiří, Na Homoli". Noc kostelů (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  7. "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
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