Kladno

Kladno (; ) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 70,000 inhabitants, making it the largest city in the region. It lies near Prague, mainly in the flat landscape of the Prague Plateau.

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Kladno is a city of about 70,000 people located in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, near Prague. It is the largest city in its region and sits in the flat terrain of the Prague Plateau.

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Place details

Locality: Kladno
Region: Central Bohemia
Country: Česko
Population: 69,664
Timezone: Europe/Prague

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Kladno
Settlement.settlement_type: Statutory city
Settlement.image_skyline: Kladno CZ Town Hall 01.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: City hall and Marian sculpture group
Settlement.image_flag: Flag_of_Kladno.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Kladno znak mesta.jpg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Central Bohemian
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kladno
Settlement.pushpin_map: Czech Republic
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Czech Republic
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Milan Volf
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned
Settlement.established_date: 1318

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Kladno
Population: 69664
Area: 36.965946
Elevation: 384
Official website: www.mestokladno.cz
Image: Kladno náměstí, 2013.jpg
Licence plate code: S

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Commons category: Kladno
postal code: 273 09
time of earliest written record: 1318-01-17
email address: mailto:[email protected]
P6482: Kladno
number of houses: 8570
native label: Kladno
P8168: Franz Isidor Proschko
mean age: 42.9
P12749: Kick-Ass
web feed URL: www.mestokladno.cz/rss
phone number: +420-312-604-111

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Travel guide

Understand

For years, the city was home to the Poldi steel factory, the region's largest employer. Since economic restructuring in the 1990s, the heavy industry has largely been replaced by services and light industry.

Get in

It sits about 17 km (11 mi) northwest of Prague. You can get there by a train from Praha Masarykovo nádraží (metro B, Náměstí Republiky), the ride takes about 3/4hr. There are three stations on this line: Kladno, Kladno město, and Kladno Ostrovec.

See

thumb |Kladno Castle There are several major landmarks of Kladno on the Starosty Pavla Square: The city hall is a Neorenaissance house, which was built in 1897–1898. The Marian sculpture group was created according to the design by K. I. Dietzenhofer in 1739–1741. This late Baroque columns stands on the site where the pillory used to be. Notable is also the Archdeaconry building The former synagogue is a Neorenaissance building from 1884. Today it serves as a prayer house of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church. There are four churches in the local parts of Kladno: The Church of Saint John the Baptist in Dubí was built as a Gothic church, first documented in 1352. In 1861, it was rebuilt into its current form with a Neogothic tower. It is a pilgrimage site. The Church of Saint Nicholas in Vrapice was a Romanesque rotunda from the early 13th century, rebuilt in the Gothic style around 1400. It was then rebuilt and extended in 1858. The Church of Saint Wenceslaus in Rozdělov is modern, built in 1925–1927. The Church of Saint Nicholas in Švermov, built in 1912–1913, is a mixture of Art Nouveau and Modernism.

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Contents

Administrative division
Etymology
Geography
History
Demographics
Economy
Transport
Sport
Sights
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
References
External links

Kladno has a rich industrial history and is still known primarily for its industry. From the mid-19th century, bituminous coal was mined in the area around the city, which led to the rapid growth of the city and the emergence of the steel industry. Kladno is considered the cradle of heavy industry in Bohemia. The city is a railway junction.