Klobuky

Klobuky is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Klobuky
Municipality
Klobuky as seen from the menhir
Flag Coat of arms
Klobuky Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°17′39″N 13°59′22″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kladno
First mention	1226
Area
• Total	15.87 km2 (6.13 sq mi)
Elevation	262 m (860 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,018
• Density	64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	273 74
Website	www.klobuky.cz

Administrative division

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

• Klobuky (574)
• Čeradice (70)
• Kobylníky (125)
• Kokovice (107)
• Páleček (140)

Etymology

The name of the village was probably derived from its ancient owner or founder named Klobuk or Klobouk (which is also the Czech word for 'hat' and in old Czech for 'helmet'). Hence the helmet is in the coat of arms.^[3]

Geography

Klobuky is located about 18 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of Kladno and 33 km (21 mi) northwest of Prague. It lies in an undulating agricultural landscape of the Lower Ohře Table. The highest point is at 349 m (1,145 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Klobuky is from 1226, when it was a property of the Doksany convent.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,364 —     1880 1,599 +17.2% 1890 1,684 +5.3% 1900 1,593 −5.4% 1910 1,748 +9.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,772 +1.4% 1930 1,673 −5.6% 1950 1,347 −19.5% 1961 1,298 −3.6% 1970 1,220 −6.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,088 −10.8% 1991 979 −10.0% 2001 995 +1.6% 2011 1,029 +3.4% 2021 1,016 −1.3%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

Fountain in the centre of Klobuky

Klobuky is located on the railway line Louny–Kralupy nad Vltavou. In addition to the train station in Klobuky, there is a stop in Páleček.^[7]

Sights

Church of Saint Lawrence

The major local sight is an alleged prehistoric menhir, with a height of 3.3 metres (10.8 ft) the tallest in the Czech Republic. It is an upright, lonely standing stone called Kamenný pastýř ("stone shepherd") or Kamenný muž ("stone man"). It is located in a field several hundred metres northwest of the village.^[8]

The Church of Saint Lawrence dates back to 14th century.^[4] It was rebuilt and extended in 1729–1735.^[9]

Notable people

• Jindřich Šimon Baar (1869–1925), writer; was a priest in Klobuky in 1899–1909
• Jan Malypetr (1873–1947), politician, prime minister of Czechoslovakia
• Ivan Krasko (1876–1958), Slovak poet; worked in local sugar refinery in 1905–1912
• Karel Toman (1877–1946), poet