Družec

Družec
Village
Družec from the Calvary Rock
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Coat of arms
Country Czech Republic
Region Central Bohemian
District Kladno
Commune Kladno
Municipality Kladno
River Loděnice
Elevation 375 m (1,230 ft)
Coordinates 50°06′09″N 14°02′42″E / 50.10250°N 14.04500°ECoordinates: 50°06′09″N 14°02′42″E / 50.10250°N 14.04500°E
Area 7.11 km2 (2.75 sq mi)
Population 939 (2006)
Density 132 / km2 (342 / sq mi)
First mention 1320
Mayor Marie Palková
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 273 62
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Družec
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.mesta.obce.cz/druzec/

Družec is a village in Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is located on the Loděnice stream about 27 km west of Prague and 6 km southwest of Kladno. R6 expressway from Prague to Karlovy Vary runs just north of the village. Pilgrimage church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary, partially surrounded with an old churchyard, dates back to first half of 14th century, but it was later (mainly in 1690s) rebuilt in Baroque style. Next to the church there is a sandstone Marian column from 1674 and a man-sized stone called Zkamenělec ("Man-turned-into-stone"), surrounded with legends of a punished perjurer or blasphemer.

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