Tetín is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Tetín
Municipality
Tetín Château
Flag Coat of arms
Tetín Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°56′58″N 14°6′8″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Beroun
First mentioned	1088
Area
• Total	10.29 km2 (3.97 sq mi)
Elevation	235 m (771 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	869
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	266 01
Website	www.tetin.cz

Administrative parts

The hamlet of Koda is an administrative part of Tetín.

Geography

Tetín lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Beroun. It is located in the Hořovice Uplands on the river Berounka. The highest peaks in the municipality are Tobolský vrch (467 metres (1,532 ft)) and Damil (396 metres (1,299 ft)).

Most of the territory lies in the Bohemian Karst Protected Landscape Area. The Koda National Nature Reserve with the Bohemian Karst occupies almost half of the municipal territory. Along the Berounka there is also the Tetínské skály Nature Reserve.

History

Tetín is historically one of the oldest villages in the Czech Republic. The place was already inhabited during the paleolithic period. Archaeologists found that the beginnings of the village date back to the 10th century, when local gord was founded by dukes from the Přemyslid dynasty.[2]

Yet, there is a legend which connected it with mythological figure Teta, the daughter of the mythological Duke Krok, who was supposed to have lived earlier than that.[3]

In the 10th century, there was a wooden building there belonging to the duchess Ludmila of Bohemia, who was murdered in 921. In the 11th and 12th century, the place was home to the administrative district of Tetín that governed the whole area of Podbrdsko region. Tetín is also referenced in the Vyšehrad Charter.

In 1288, Tetín was the residence of the royal hunter and towards the end of the thirteenth century, the castle was rebuilt as a residence for the royal bastards of the Přemyslid line. By 1321, Tetín castle was owned by Štěpán of Tetín, who later sold it to Emperor Charles IV. The latter then joined the Tetín estate to Karlštejn. In 1422, during the Hussite wars, the castle was destroyed.[2]

The place was also heavily damaged in the 20th century by limestone mines.[2]

Sights

• Tetín Castle (now ruined), from around 1288
• Romanesque Church of St. Catherine of Alexandria from 1200
• Romanesque-Baroque Church of St. John of Nepomuk from around 1255
• Early Baroque Church of St. Ludmila from around 1780
• Tetín Château, from the 18th century
• Remains of an ancient gord on the limestone hill Damil

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tetín (Beroun District).

• Official website