Křivoklát

For the castle, see Křivoklát Castle. For Slovak villages, see Krivoklát.
Křivoklát
Market Town
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Country Czech Republic
Region Central Bohemian
District Rakovník
Little District Rakovník
Elevation 250 m (820 ft)
Coordinates CZ 50°2′13″N 13°52′43″E / 50.03694°N 13.87861°E / 50.03694; 13.87861Coordinates: CZ 50°2′13″N 13°52′43″E / 50.03694°N 13.87861°E / 50.03694; 13.87861
Area 6.42 km2 (2.48 sq mi)
Population 678 (As of 2006)
Density 106/km2 (275/sq mi)
First mentioned 1110
Mayor Pavla Hůlová
Postal code 270 23
Location in the Czech Republic
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Website: www.obec-krivoklat.cz

Křivoklát is a market town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is also the place where the medieval Křivoklát Castle is located. The market town is a popular tourist destination today and also is the seat of the Křivoklátsko Landscape Protected Area (Czech: Chráněná krajinná oblast Křivoklátsko).

History

The castle was founded during the 12th century. Between the 14th and 15th centuries, the first cottages appeared below the castle and the hamlet became known as Budy. Nearby hamlet Čamrdoves grew up, and during the 17th and 18th centuries they became one village. In 1886 the hamlets Budy, Amalín, Čamrdoves, and Častonice created one single administrative unit, the village of Křivoklát. A post-office was opened in 1851 under the German name PÜRGLITZ.[1] Until 1918, the village was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the RAKONITZ - RAKOVNIK district, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.[2]

Austrian KK stamp bilingual cancelled PÜRGLITZ-KŘIVOKLÁT in 1894

References

  1. ↑ Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin MUELLER, 1961
  2. ↑ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967
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