Klobuky

Klobuky is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants. It is located about 10 km northwest of Slaný or 39 km northwest of Prague.

Klobuky
Municipality
Klobuky as seen from the menhir
Flag Coat of arms
Klobuky Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°17′39″N 13°59′22″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kladno
First mention	1226
Government
• Mayor	Soňa Ottová
Area
• Total	15.87 km^2 (6.13 sq mi)
Elevation	262 m (860 ft)
Population  (2020-01-01[1])
• Total	1,015
• Density	64/km^2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	273 74
Website	www.klobuky.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Čeradice, Kobylníky, Kokovice and Páleček are administrative parts of Klobuky.

Etymology

The name of the village probably derives from its ancient owner or founder named Klobouk (Czech for "hat", in old Czech also for "helmet"). Hence the helmet is in the coat of arms adopted in 2005.

History

The first written mention of Klobuky is from 1226 as a property of Doksany cloister.[2]

Sights

The major local sight is an alleged prehistoric menhir, with height of 3.5 m (11.5 ft) the tallest in the Czech Republic. It is an upright, lonely standing stone, called Zkamenělý pastýř ("Shepherd turned-into-stone") or Kamenný muž ("Stone Man"), in a field several hundred metres northwest of the village.[3]

Local church of Saint Lawrence dates back to 14th century, but it was rebuilt in 1729.[2]

Economy

Klobuky is located in an agricultural (growing mainly various grain, sugar beet and sunflower) landscape.

Notable people

• Jindřich Šimon Baar (1869–1925), writer; was a priest in Klobuky in 1899–1909
• Jan Malypetr (1873–1947), politician, prime minister of Czechoslovakia
• Ivan Krasko (1876–1958), Slovak poet; worked in local sugar refinery in 1905–1912
• Karel Toman (1877–1946), poet

Gallery

• 
  Church of Saint Lawrence
• 
  Birth house of Jan Malypetr
• 
  Menhir from east

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
2. "Klobuky – historie" (PDF). Obec Klobuky. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
3. "Kamenný pastýř – největší český menhir u Klobuk". Kudy z nudy. Retrieved 2020-11-06.

External links

• Official website (in Czech)
• Menhirs near Klobuky (in Czech)