Červený Újezd | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Prague-West |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 50.0697°N 14.1661°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1318 |
Area Total Km2: | 5.34 |
Elevation M: | 401 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1658 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 273 51 |
Červený Újezd is a municipality and village in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.
Újezd is a common Czech toponymy. The attribute červený means 'red'.
Červený Újezd is located about 11km (07miles) west of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape on the border between the Prague Plateau and Křivoklát Highlands.
The first written mention of Červený Újezd is from 1318.[2]
The railway line Prague-Dejvice–Kladno briefly passes through the municipal territory, but there is no train station.
In the local part named Hájek is located a pilgrimage site with a Franciscan monastery. The oldest part of the early Baroque complex is a Loretan chapel, built in 1623–1625. The monastery was then added to the chapel in 1663–1681.[3] Hájek is the destination of the pilgrimage starting in Prague-Břevnov.[4]
In 2001, an artificial castle was built in Červený Újezd. It houses a museum, but it also serves cultural and social purposes. There is a small open-air museum in the castle's gardens.[5]