Rakovník

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Rakovník
Rakovník coat of arms
Rakovník (Czech Republic)
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Basic data
State : Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
Region : Středočeský kraj
District : Rakovník
Area : 1850.1385 ha
Geographic location : 50 ° 6 ′  N , 13 ° 44 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 6 ′ 13 ″  N , 13 ° 44 ′ 0 ″  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
structure
Status: city
Districts: 2
administration
Mayor : Zdeněk Nejdl (as of 2013)
Address: Husovo náměstí 27
269 ​​01 Rakovník I
Municipality number: 541656
Website : www.mesto-rakovnik.cz
Location of Rakovník in the Rakovník district
map
Rakovnik city center

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

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

The Prague Gate
  • Two city gates and remains of the city fortifications
  • Baroque synagogue
  • Jewish Cemetery
  • Church of St. Bartholomew
  • Church of St. Aegidius
  • Marian column

Personalities

See also

Web links

Commons : Rakovník  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Rakownicz in the Topographia Bohemiae, Moraviae et Silesiae  - sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.uir.cz/obec/541656/Rakovnik
  2. ↑ Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)
  3. ↑ http://gauss.suub.uni-bremen.de/suub/hist/index.jsp?id=V.2.a.235-137a
  4. ↑ http://www.uir.cz/casti-obce-obec/541656/Obec-Rakovnik
  5. ↑ http://www.uir.cz/zsj-obec/541656/Obec-Rakovnik