Rynholec is a municipality and village in
Rakovník District
Rakovník District ( cs, okres Rakovník) is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Rakovník.
Administrative division
Rakovník District is formed by only one administrative district of munici ...
in the
Central Bohemian Region of the
Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name was probably derived from the personal name Ryn(h)olt.
Geography
Rynholec is located about northeast of
Rakovník, west of
Kladno
Kladno (; german: Kladen) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 67,000 inhabitants. It is the largest city in the region and together with its adjacent suburban areas has a population of more than 110,000.
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and west of
Prague. It lies on the border between the
Džbán range and
Křivoklát Highlands. The highest point is at above sea level.
History
The first written mention of Rynholec is from 1330. The village was founded in the 13th or at the beginning of the 14th century. Until 1466, the owners of Rynholec often changed and included various lower noblemen. From 1466, the village was ruled by the
Martinic family as a part of the
Smečno
Smečno () is a town in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.
Etymology
The name is deri ...
estate.
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Demographics
Economy
In the western part of the municipality is a fire clay quarry. Extraction and processing of this material began here in 1908.[
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Transport
Rynholec is located on the railway line Kladno– Rakovník.
Sights
Rynholec is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monuments
Cultural heritage management (CHM) is the vocation and practice of managing cultural heritage. It is a branch of cultural resources management (CRM), although it also draws on the practices of cultural conservation, building restoration, restorat ...
are a rural house from the first half of the 19th century and an archaeological site of a former medieval fortress called Sobín.
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Villages in Rakovník District