Braškov | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kladno |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 50.1022°N 14.1008°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1249 |
Area Total Km2: | 4.77 |
Elevation M: | 416 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1119 |
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 |
Braškov is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
The name is derived from the personal name Bražek of Brašek, meaning "Bražek's/Brašek's (court)".[2]
Braškov is located about 4km (02miles) south of Kladno and 17km (11miles) west of Prague. It lies in the Křivoklát Highlands. The highest point is the flat hill Horka at 447m (1,467feet) above sea level.
The first written mention of Braškov is from 1249.[2]
The D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary runs through the northern part of the municipality.
Braškov is poor in monuments. Among the protected cultural monuments are a calvary from 1897 and a former inn, which is an early Baroque building from the 17th century.[3]