Rakovník
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Basic data | ||||
State : | Czech Republic | |||
Region : | Středočeský kraj | |||
District : | Rakovník | |||
Area : | 1850.1385 ha | |||
Geographic location : | 50 ° 6 ′ N , 13 ° 44 ′ E | |||
Height: | 322 m nm | |||
Residents : | 15,846 (Jan 1, 2019) | |||
Postal code : | 269 01 - 269 02 | |||
License plate : | S. | |||
traffic | ||||
Railway connection: | 120 Praha – Rakovník 126 Most – Rakovník 161 Rakovník – Bečov n. T. 162 Rakonitz – Mlatz 174 Rakovník – Beroun |
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structure | ||||
Status: | city | |||
Districts: | 2 | |||
administration | ||||
Mayor : | Zdeněk Nejdl (as of 2013) | |||
Address: | Husovo náměstí 27 269 01 Rakovník I |
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Municipality number: | 541656 | |||
Website : | www.mesto-rakovnik.cz | |||
Location of Rakovník in the Rakovník district | ||||
Rakovník (German Rakonitz , older also Rakonick ) is a district town in the Czech Republic in the Central Bohemian Region . Around 17,000 people live in the city, which is about 50 km northwest of Prague .
Rakovník has larger industrial plants that mainly manufacture ceramics, cosmetics and agricultural engines. The Czech Railways Lužná Railway Museum is located near Rakovník .
history
The trading settlement was first mentioned in a document in 1257. In 1286 the settlement was granted city rights. In the beginning the town had a close connection to the nearby royal castle Starý Hrádek and after its demise to the castle Křivoklát . In the 16th century, Rakovník developed into an important center of the region. Hop growing and beer brewing were an important economic area. In 1588 Rakovník was converted to a royal town by Emperor Rudolf II . The Thirty Years' War brought severe and long-lasting economic consequences to the city. The former importance of the city declined significantly and the leading role in the region was taken over by other, previously less important, places. In 1788 the district administration was moved to Slaný . The city only awoke from the crisis at the end of the 19th century. From 1865 Rakovník was a district town . In 1871 it became the terminus of the Lužná u Rakovníka – Rakovník railway . At the end of the century, several industrial sectors were located here (detergent production, ceramics, mechanical engineering). In 1930, Rakovník had 11,700 inhabitants.
economy
Today, Rakovník is one of the economically important cities in Central Bohemia with businesses producing detergents and cosmetics, mechanical engineering, car accessories and ceramic tiles. These include a .:
- the laundry detergent and consumer goods plant Rakona (since 1875), which is now one of the largest Procter & Gamble locations in Europe
- the ceramic tile manufacturer Rako (since 1883), today part of the Lasselsberger Group
- the mechanical engineering companies TOS and PQS
The city is located in a hop growing area . In the Brewery Rakovník beer brand is Bakalář brewed.
Twin cities
Rakovník is twinned with the following cities
- Dietzenbach , Germany (since 1986)
- Istra , Russia
- Weert , Netherlands
City structure
The town of Rakovník consists of the districts of Rakovník I and Rakovník II. The basic settlement units are Bulovna, Čermákovy sady, Hornické sídliště-U Jirkova, K Olešné, K Pavlíkovu, Karlovarské předměstedí, Učernovistík, Černovistedraž, Čerméřdraží, Čerméřdraží, Nářášnosti potoka, U Lišanského potoka, U nemocnice, U Rakovnického potoka, Vinohrady, Za koupalištěm, Za Rakovnickým potokem and Zátiší.
Attractions
- Two city gates and remains of the city fortifications
- Baroque synagogue
- Jewish Cemetery
- Church of St. Bartholomew
- Church of St. Aegidius
- Marian column
Personalities
- Nikolaus von Rakonitz (around 1350–1390), rector of Charles University in Prague
- David Crinitus z Hlavačova (1531–1586), Czech writer, poet and councilor in Rakovník
- Theodor Bradsky (1833-1881), Bohemian composer
- Matyáš Lerch (1860–1922), Czech mathematician; studied in Rakovník
- Miloslav Ransdorf (1953–2016), Czech communist politician and member of the European Parliament
- Václav Luks (* 1970), Czech harpsichordist, horn player, conductor, musicologist and teacher
- Tomáš Kaberle (* 1978), Czech ice hockey player
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.uir.cz/obec/541656/Rakovnik
- ↑ Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)
- ↑ http://gauss.suub.uni-bremen.de/suub/hist/index.jsp?id=V.2.a.235-137a
- ↑ http://www.uir.cz/casti-obce-obec/541656/Obec-Rakovnik
- ↑ http://www.uir.cz/zsj-obec/541656/Obec-Rakovnik