Kralovice (; ) is a town in

Plzeň-North District Plzeň-North District () is a Okres, district in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Plzeň. The most populated town of the district is Nýřany. Administrative division Plzeň-North District is divided into two Dis ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 3,500 inhabitants. It is known for the former pilgrimage site of

Mariánská Týnice Mariánská Týnice is a former pilgrimage site in Kralovice in the Czech Republic. It is a complex of a monastery with the Baroque Church of the Annunciation and the Cistercian provost office built by Jan Santini Aichel in the 18th century. Tod ...

Administrative division

Kralovice consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Kralovice (3,080) *Bukovina (65) *Hradecko (137) *Mariánský Týnec (31) *Řemešín (22) *Trojany (45)

Geography

Kralovice is located about west of

Plzeň Plzeň (), also known in English and German as Pilsen (), is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 188,000 inhabitants. It is located about west of P ...

. The southern part of the municipal territory with the town proper lies in the

Plasy Uplands Plasy (; ) is a town in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. It is known for its former monastery of the same name, which is protected as a national cultural monument. Administrative di ...

. The northern part lies in the

Rakovník Uplands Rakovník (, ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Rakovník consists o ...

. The highest point is a hill at above sea level. The Kralovický Stream flows through the town. There are several small ponds around the town.

History

The first written mention of Kralovice is from 1183, when Duke

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donated it to the

Plasy Plasy (; ) is a town in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. It is known for its former monastery of the same name, which is protected as a national cultural monument. Administrative di ...

Monastery. In 1547, Kralovice gained coat of arms and became a town. Until 1918, the town was part of

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, head of the district of the same name, one of the 94 ''Bezirkshauptmannschaften'' in

Bohemia Bohemia ( ; ; ) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. In a narrow, geographic sense, it roughly encompasses the territories of present-day Czechia that fall within the Elbe River's drainage basin, but historic ...

Demographics

Transport

The I/27 road from Plzeň to

Žatec Žatec (; ) is a town in Louny District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 19,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Ohře River. Žatec is famous for an over-700-year-long tradition of growing Saaz hops, Saaz noble hops u ...

passes through the town. Kralovice is the final station of the railway line from

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via

Rakovník Rakovník (, ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Rakovník consists o ...

. Historic trains run on it and it is only in operation during the summer tourist season on weekends.

Sights

The main landmark of Kralovice is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. The originally Gothic church from the mid-14th century was rebuilt in the late Renaissance style in 1575–1581. Its chapel dates from 1868. The village of Mariánský Týnec is known for the former pilgrimage site of

. It is a Baroque complex formed by a monastery and the Church of the Annunciation. Today the monastery houses the Museum and Gallery of the Northern Plzeň Region.

Notable people

* Isa Grégrová (1878–1962), actress *

Marie Uchytilová Marie Uchytilová-Kučová (17 January 1924 – 16 November 1989) was a Czech sculptor and medalist. She created the Memorial to the Children Victims of the War in Lidice and designed the Czechoslovak one koruna coin that circulated from 1957 ...

(1924–1989), sculptor

References

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* {{authority control Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Plzeň-North District