| Peruc | |
| Settlement Type: | Market town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ústí nad Labem |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Louny |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.3386°N 13.9639°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1170 |
| Area Total Km2: | 53.38 |
| Elevation M: | 335 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 2340 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 439 07, 439 08, 440 01 |
Peruc (German: Perutz) is a market town in Louny District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.
The villages of Černochov, Hřivčice, Chrastín, Pátek, Radonice nad Ohří, Stradonice and Telce are administrative parts of Peruc.
Peruc is located about 10km (10miles) east of Louny and 40km (30miles) northwest of Prague. It lies in the Lower Ohře Table. The highest point is at 369m (1,211feet) above sea level. The Ohře River flows along the northern municipal border.
The first written mention of Peruc is from 1170. Until the Hussite Wars, the village was owned by the Strahov Monastery, then the owners often changed. The village was looted several times during the Thirty Years' War. From 1814 to 1945, Peruc was property of the Thun und Hohenstein family. The municipality was promoted to a market town in 1898.[2]
Peruc is located on the railway line Louny–Vrbičany.
The Church of Saints Peter and Paul is among the main landmarks of Peruc. It was built in the Baroque style in 1722–1725.[3]
The Peruc Castle was built on the site of an old fortress at the end of the 16th century. The Renaissance building was completely rebuilt in the Baroque style in the first half of the 18th century. It is a valuable and relatively large rural castle surrounded by a park.[4] The southern wing houses the memorial hall of Emil Filla, who lived here, with his paintings.[5] In the castle park is the Museum of the Czech Village, located in a former baroque granary from the end of the 18th century.[6]
The 1,000-year-old Oldřich Oak tree is located in Peruc. It has a circumference of and a height of .[7]