| Liteň | |
| 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: | 1195 |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.77 |
| Elevation M: | 322 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1245 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 267 27 |
Liteň is a market town in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
The villages of Běleč, Dolní Vlence and Leč are administrative parts of Liteň.
Liteň is located about 9km (06miles) southeast of Beroun and 21km (13miles) southwest of Prague. It lies in the Hořovice Uplands. The highest point is at 476m (1,562feet) above sea level. Half of the territory lies in the Bohemian Karst Protected Landscape Area.
The first written mention of Liteň is from 1195. In the 16th century, it became property of the Wratislaw of Mitrovice family. Liteň was burned down by the Swedish army led by General Johan Banér in 1639, during the Thirty Years' War. In 1648, the Bubna of Litice family acquired Liteň. In the 18th century, Wratislaws of Mitrovice regained Liteň. The village was promoted to a market town in 1838 by Emperor Ferdinand I.[2]
Liteň is located on the railway line of local importance from Lochovice to Zadní Třebaň.[3]
Festival of Jarmila Novotná is a music festival, which has been held every year in Liteň Castle since 2012.[4]
The Church of Saints Peter and Paul was originally a Gothic building from the 13th century, rebuilt in tha Baroque style in the 17th century.[5]
The Liteň Castle was built on the site of a former Gothic fortress in 1661 and rebuilt in the 18th century. Today it is privately owned and used for social and cultural purposes and as a hotel. Next to the castle is a castle park.[6]