Stará Huť

Stará Huť
Stará Huť
Municipality
	Centre of Stará Huť
	Flag Coat of arms
	Stará Huť Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°46′56″N 14°11′51″E / 49.78222°N 14.19750°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Příbram
Founded	1674
Area
• Total	8.26 km2 (3.19 sq mi)
Elevation	352 m (1,155 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	1,620
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	262 02
Website	www.starahut.eu

Stará Huť is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name literally means 'old smelter.'

Geography

Stará Huť is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Příbram and 31 km (19 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Studený vrch at 382 m (1,253 ft) above sea level. The Kocába River flows along the southeastern municipal border. The village is situated on the shore of the Strž fishpond.

History

Stará Huť was founded around 1674, originally for the purposes of metallurgy.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,249	—
1880	1,206	−3.4%
1890	1,243	+3.1%
1900	1,311	+5.5%
1910	1,459	+11.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,323	−9.3%
1930	1,251	−5.4%
1950	1,154	−7.8%
1961	1,246	+8.0%
1970	1,276	+2.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,088	−14.7%
1991	1,076	−1.1%
2001	1,142	+6.1%
2011	1,260	+10.3%
2021	1,587	+26.0%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

The D4 motorway from Prague to Písek passes through the western part of the municipality.

Stará Huť is located on the railway line Prague–Dobříš.^[5]

Sights

The only cultural monument in Stará Huť is a villa, which was owned by the Czech writer Karel Čapek and used as his summer residence. He spent much time working and relaxing there between 1935 and 1938. Today there is a small museum.^[6]

Notable people

Martin Myšička (born 1970), actor

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Stará Huť. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Stará Huť" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
^ "Památník Karla Čapka ve Strži – letního sídlo slavného spisovatele" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2024-03-25.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Stará Huť. Retrieved 2021-06-16.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Detail stanice Stará Huť" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-03-25.

[6] "Památník Karla Čapka ve Strži – letního sídlo slavného spisovatele" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2024-03-25.

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