Chraštice

Chraštice is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Chraštice
Municipality
Chraštičky, a part of Chraštice
Chraštice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°34′37″N 14°4′19″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Příbram
First mentioned	1260
Area
• Total	6.65 km2 (2.57 sq mi)
Elevation	546 m (1,791 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	255
• Density	38.3/km2 (99.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	262 72
Website	www.obec-chrastice.cz

Administrative division

Chraštice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Chraštice (166)
• Chraštičky (69)

Geography

Chraštice is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Příbram and 54 km (34 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the low hill Skalky at 563 m (1,847 ft) above sea level. There are three fishponds in the municipal territory.

History

The first written mention of Chraštice is from 1260.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 560 —     1880 562 +0.4% 1890 555 −1.2% 1900 498 −10.3% 1910 458 −8.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 451 −1.5% 1930 442 −2.0% 1950 345 −21.9% 1961 337 −2.3% 1970 278 −17.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 275 −1.1% 1991 240 −12.7% 2001 222 −7.5% 2011 213 −4.1% 2021 235 +10.3%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The D4 motorway from Prague to Písek runs through the municipality.

Sights

Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

The main landmark of Chraštice is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is a valuable early Gothic church from the 13th century, which was partly rebuilt in the Baroque style and extended into its current form in 1723–1724.^[6]

A historically valuable building is the former fortress from the 14th century, later rebuilt into an inn.^[7]