Chrást (Příbram District)

Chrást
Centre of Chrást
Chrást
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°35′41″N 13°57′21″E / 49.59472°N 13.95583°E / 49.59472; 13.95583
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictPříbram
First mentioned1379
Area
 • Total
7.99 km2 (3.08 sq mi)
Elevation
507 m (1,663 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
223
 • Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
262 42, 262 72
Websitewww.chrast.net

Chrást is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Chrást consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Chrást (111)
  • Lisovice (47)
  • Namnice (15)
  • Oslí (21)

Etymology

The name Chrást is a common Czech place name, meaning 'brushwood' or 'shrubs'.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869462—    
1880512+10.8%
1890481−6.1%
1900467−2.9%
1910431−7.7%
1921393−8.8%
1930342−13.0%
1950251−26.6%
1961227−9.6%
1970240+5.7%
1980198−17.5%
1991201+1.5%
2001205+2.0%
2011195−4.9%
2021194−0.5%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
  2. ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). pp. 51–53.
  4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.