| Křivoklát | |
| Settlement Type: | Market town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rakovník |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.0369°N 13.8786°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1110 |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.42 |
| Elevation M: | 250 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 678 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 270 23 |
Křivoklát (German: Pürglitz) is a market town in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. It is known for the Křivoklát Castle.
The villages of Častonice and Písky are administrative parts of Křivoklát.
Křivoklát is located about 12km (07miles) southeast of Rakovník and 32km (20miles) west of Prague. It lies in the Křivoklát Highlands. The highest point is at 419m (1,375feet) above sea level. The market town is situated in the meander of the Berounka River at its confluence with the stream Rakovnický potok, which flows west of Křivoklát below the castle. The entire municipal territory lies within the Křivoklátsko Landscape Protected Area.
The castle was founded at the beginning of the 11th century. Between the 14th and 15th centuries, the first cottages appeared below the castle and the hamlet became known as Budy. Nearby hamlet Čamrdoves grew up, and during the 17th and 18th centuries they became one village. In 1886 the hamlets Budy, Amalín, Čamrdoves, and Častonice created a single administrative unit, the municipality of Křivoklát. In 1896, the municipality was promoted to a market town.[2]
Křivoklát is located on the railway line Beroun–Rakovník.[3]
Křivoklát is a popular tourist destination known for the Křivoklát Castle. It is an importance medieval royal castle from the 13th century. From the 1470s to the 1520s, it was extensively rebuilt. It is protected as national cultural monument. Today the castle is owned by the state. It is open to the public and offers guided tours.[4]
A notable building is the Church of Saint Peter. It was originally a late Gothic church from 1522, rebuilt in the neo-Gothic style in the 1880s according to the design by Josef Mocker.[5]