Vráž u Berouna
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Středočeský kraj | ||||
| District : | Beroun | ||||
| Area : | 631.8615 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 59 ' N , 14 ° 8' E | ||||
| Height: | 222 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 1,182 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 267 11 | ||||
| License plate : | S. | ||||
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| Street: | Loděnice - Beroun | ||||
| Railway connection: | Beroun – Rudná u Prahy | ||||
| Next international airport : | Prague airport | ||||
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| Status: | local community | ||||
| Districts: | 1 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Hana Maivaldová (as of 2013) | ||||
| Address: | Školní 259 267 11 Vráž |
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| Municipality number: | 531944 | ||||
| Website : | www.obec-vraz.cz | ||||
| Location of Vráž in the Beroun district | |||||
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Vráž (German Wraž , 1939–1945 Raasch ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic . It is located five kilometers northeast of Beroun and belongs to the Okres Beroun .
geography
Vráž is located on a plateau on the right side above the Loděnice valley in the Křivoklátská vrchovina. The Vrážský potok rises in the village. To the northeast rise the Hřeben (431 m) and the Kolo (407 m), in the south the Herinky (440 m). The Beroun – Rudná u Prahy railway runs through Vráž, and the D 5 / E 50 motorway between Prague and Beroun runs past the southern outskirts .
Neighboring towns are Na Lesích, Na Malé Vráži, Železná , Malé Přílepy and Nenačovice in the north, Chrustenice and Loděnice in the north-east, Jánská , Černidla, Lužce and Kozolupy in the east, Bubovice and Sedlec in the south-east, Svatý Jan pod Lištá skou and Záhrab in the south , Na Herinkách, Závodí and Beroun in the southwest, Višňovka, Zdejcina and Hýskov in the west and V Libinách and Lhotka u Berouna in the northwest.
history
Archaeological finds prove a settlement of the municipality area since the Paleolithic . The first church in Vráž was probably built in the 10th century.
The first written mention of Wraz was in 1320 in connection with a local judge ( iudex de Wraz ). In 1357 the village became part of the newly established Burgraviate Karlstein . The Karlštejn castle church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was built with funds from the Prague collegiate chapter using the fees from Vráž. The Church of St. Bartholomew was first mentioned in 1380 in the visitation files of the Archdiocese of Prague . In 1421 the village was ravaged by the Hussites .
In 1619 the Karlstejn burgrave was abolished and at the same time the crown jewels and the royal archives were brought to Prague. In 1625 the Karlstejn rule became the property of the Chamber of the Bohemian Queen. The castle and the Karlštejn estate were pledged to Jan Kavka Říčanský von Říčan in 1631. Vráž was burned down by Swedish troops in 1639. In 1645 Jan Kavkas three daughters inherited the property. Most of the Karlstein rule, to which Vráž also belonged, fell to Ludmila Benigna von Sternberg . After the death of her husband Franz Matthias von Sternberg, she sold her Karlstein share to her son Johann Norbert. In 1693 the royal chamber acquired the Karlstein castle and rule. While the castle returned to the possession of the Bohemian kings, the rule was sold to the Empress Eleonore in 1705 . In her will she declared the Karlstein rule to be the dowry rule of the Bohemian queen. In 1755, Queen Maria Theresa transferred the rule of Karlstein to the newly founded aristocratic institute on the Hradschin . In 1812 Napoleonic and then Russian troops camped in Vráž; the military brought the plague.
In 1846 the village of Wraž on the Reichsstrasse in the Berauner district consisted of 44 houses with 321 inhabitants. There was a branch church of St. Bartholomew and an inn in the village. Aside from the rustic farm Na Lesých ( Na Lesích ). The parish was Lodenitz . Until the middle of the 19th century, the village remained subordinate to the kk Tafel rulership of Karlstein.
After the abolition of patrimonial Vraž / Wraž formed a municipality in the judicial district of Beroun from 1850. In 1868 the municipality was assigned to the Hořowitz district . In 1880 a village school was built in Vraž , the school building had to be extended in 1887. The village consisted of 72 houses in 1880 and had 602 Czech-speaking residents. The following year, a brick factory started operations. The volunteer fire brigade was founded in 1892. With the completion of the Beroun – Dušníky railway , Vráž was connected to the railway network in 1897. In 1932 the village of Vráž had 1014 inhabitants. In the same year the place was electrified. Since 1936 Vráž belongs to the Okres Beroun.
On January 1, 1986 in the course of the dissolution of the municipality Svatý Jan pod Skalou its district Záhrabská was umgemeindet to Vráž. Záhrabská broke away from Vráž in November 1990.
The community has had a coat of arms since 2003. In 2005 Vráž consisted of 365 houses and had 880 inhabitants. There is a large holiday home area in the community.
Community structure
No districts are designated for the municipality of Vráž. Vráž consists of the basic settlement units Na Lesích, Ve Stupicích and Vráž. The Na Malé Vráži and Pod Hájem settlements also belong to Vráž.
Personalities
- Marta Krásová (1901–1970), the mezzo-soprano spent her retirement years in Vráž, her grave is in the local cemetery
Attractions
- Church of St. Bartholomew, originally a Gothic building erected in the 14th century, received its present form during the renovations in 1822 and 1907. On its north side there is a baroque tombstone from 1686.
- Lhotka u Berouna lookout tower , on the ridge northwest of the village
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.uir.cz/obec/531944/Vraz
- ↑ Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)
- ^ Johann Gottfried Sommer The Kingdom of Bohemia, Vol. 16 Berauner Kreis, 1849, p. 26
- ↑ http://www.uir.cz/zsj-obec/531944/Obec-Vraz