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Nové Strašecí is a town in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,600 inhabitants.

Nové Strašecí
Town
Town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Nové Strašecí Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°9′12″N 13°53′57″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Rakovník
First mentioned	1334
Government
• Mayor	Karel Filip (ČSSD)
Area
• Total	13.32 km2 (5.14 sq mi)
Elevation	470 m (1,540 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	5,573
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	271 01
Website	www.novestraseci.cz

Administrative parts

The village of Pecínov is an administrative part of Nové Strašecí.

Geography

Nové Strašecí is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) northeast of Rakovník and 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of Prague. It lies in the geomorphological mesoregion Džbán. The highest point is the hill Mackova hora, at 488 metres (1,601 ft).

History

The first written mention of Strašecí is from the period 1334–1343. Shortly after the village was promoted to a market town. It was a part of the Křivoklát estate, owned by the royal chamber. During the 15th century, Strašecí lost its privileges, but in 1503, it was promoted to a town by King Vladislaus II. In 1553, the town was destroyed by large fire and entirely rebuilt.[2]

Pecínov was first mentioned in 1556. The original part of the settlement disappeared after the World War II due to fire clay mining and remained only the upper part of the settlement, which was established in the 1830s.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 3,169 —     1880 3,336 +5.3% 1890 3,256 −2.4% 1900 3,348 +2.8% 1910 3,693 +10.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 3,257 −11.8% 1930 3,650 +12.1% 1950 2,895 −20.7% 1961 3,451 +19.2% 1970 3,294 −4.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 4,449 +35.1% 1991 4,996 +12.3% 2001 5,054 +1.2% 2011 5,278 +4.4% 2021 5,706 +8.1%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

The town is located on a railway line leading from Prague to Kladno and Rakovník. There is a train station which is served by regional trains.

The D6 motorway runs next to the town.

Notable people

• Viktor Oliva (1861–1928), painter and illustrator

Twin towns – sister cities

Nové Strašecí is twinned with:[5]

• Welden, Germany

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nové Strašecí.

• Official website

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