| Karlštejn | |
| Settlement Type: | Market town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Beroun |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.9322°N 14.1753°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1348 |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.08 |
| Elevation M: | 345 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 815 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 267 18 |
Karlštejn is a market town in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. It is known for the Karlštejn Castle, which is among the most visited tourist destinations in the country.
Karlštejn is located about 9km (06miles) east of Beroun and 16km (10miles) southwest of Prague. It lies in the Hořovice Uplands. The highest point is the hill Velká hora at 423m (1,388feet) above sea level. The built-up area in situated in a valley of the Berounka River and its tributary, the stream of Budňanský potok. The entire municipal territory lies within the Bohemian Karst Protected Landscape Area.
The predecessor of Karlštejn was Budňany, a settlement founded in 1348 by craftsmen who built the Karlštejn Castle. In 1952, the modern market town of Karlštejn was created by merging Budňany and Poučník municipalities and named after the castle.[2]
Karlštejn is located on the railway line Prague–Beroun.[3]
The large Gothic Karlštejn Castle is one of the most famous and most frequently visited castles in the Czech Republic.[4] It is protected as a national cultural monument.[5]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic. Karlštejn is twinned with:[6]
Althen-des-Paluds, France
Montecarlo, Italy