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Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic
Loděnice is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
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The village of Jánská is an administrative part of Loděnice.
Loděnice is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Beroun and 17 km (11 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies on the border between the Křivoklát Highlands and Hořovice Uplands. The highest point is a hill at 443 m (1,453 ft) above sea level. The Loděnice River flows through the municipality.
The first written mention of Loděnice is from 1179, in the record of a battle for the Bohemian throne between dukes Soběslav II and Frederick, which took place there.[2]
Historical populationYear | | |
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1869 | 526 | — |
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1880 | 719 | +36.7% |
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1890 | 803 | +11.7% |
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1900 | 1,224 | +52.4% |
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1910 | 1,456 | +19.0% |
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| Year | | |
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1921 | 1,472 | +1.1% |
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1930 | 1,640 | +11.4% |
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1950 | 1,367 | −16.6% |
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1961 | 1,637 | +19.8% |
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1970 | 1,560 | −4.7% |
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| Year | | |
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1980 | 1,503 | −3.7% |
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1991 | 1,548 | +3.0% |
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2001 | 1,520 | −1.8% |
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2011 | 1,717 | +13.0% |
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2021 | 1,984 | +15.6% |
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Source: Censuses[3][4] |
The world's largest vinyl records manufacturer, GZ Media, is located in Loděnice.
Railway station
The D5 motorway from Prague to Plzeň passes through the municipality.
Loděnice lies on a railway line leading from Prague to Beroun.[5]
The main landmark of Loděnice is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It was built in the Baroque style in 1726. The church tower has a Romanesque core. The rectory next to the church is a late Baroque building from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries.[6]
The 1966 Oscar-winning film Closely Watched Trains was filmed in and around the local railway station. There is a small museum dedicated to the film and to the Prague–Beroun railway line.[7]