Hrádek (Rokycany District)
Hrádek (German: Hradek) is a town in Rokycany District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,800 inhabitants.
Hrádek | |
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 Former houses of ironworks workers | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Hrádek Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°42′47″N 13°39′17″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Plzeň |
| District | Rokycany |
| First mentioned | 1325 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marcela Sobotková |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.05 km2 (2.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
| Population (2021-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,824 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 338 42 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
The village of Nová Huť is an administrative part of Hrádek.
Geography
Hrádek lies 440 metres (1,440 ft) above sea level in the valley of Klabava river. North of Hrádek lies the highest point of the municipal territory, Hrádecký vrch with 549 metres (1,801 ft) above sea level. It delineates northern border of the Klabava valley while in the south relatively mild slopes form large plateau where most of Hrádek's built-up area lies.
Hrádek together with Rokycany and Kamenný Újezd belongs to the contiguous urban area along the Klabava valley. Main artery of this urban concentration being road from Rokycany to Mirošov that runs along Hrádek's western periphery. Another road connecting Rokycany and Strašice via Dobřív runs north of Hrádek.
History
The first written mention of Hrádek is from 1325, when the King John of Bohemia donated Hrádek to Petr of Rosenberg. The village of Nová Huť (lit. "New Smelter") gained its name in 1854.[2]
Since Middle Ages the Klabava Valley region specialized in iron ore mining and iron production. This industrial aspect was further strengthened in the 20th century when both communities (Hrádek and Nová Huť) formed functionally one settlement with their economy centered around the Hrádecké železárny ironworks. Later both villages merged into one municipality.[2]
After World War II, local steelworks have expanded filling most of the area along the Klabava river. These investments were accompanied by massive residential construction that completely transformed Hrádek. New housing project grew in area between old Hrádek and Nová Huť villages covering the plateau south of Klabava river. Architecture of earlier stages of this new tenement houses district was inspired by Socialist realism. Main axis of new Hrádek is a wide avenue (1. máje Street) leading from Nová Huť to the southeast where it ends on the central square (9. května Square) with community center, department store and other public facilities. Rapid population growth followed and Hrádek acquired urban character. In 1970 Hrádek was officially declared a town.[2] After 1989 Hrádecké železárny went through uneasy transformation which resulted in rising unemployment but in 1998 Borgers CS new factory opened in area between the town and the steelworks.[3]
Demography
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Notable people
- Vladimír Jirásek (1933–2018), slalom canoeist
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
- "Informace o městě" (in Czech). Město Hrádek. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-03-29. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Rokycany" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
