Hrazany

49°31′22″N 14°20′6″E / 49.52278°N 14.33500°E / 49.52278; 14.33500Country Czech RepublicRegionSouth BohemianDistrictPísekFirst mentioned1373Area • Total8.49 km² (3.28 sq mi)Elevation535 m (1,755 ft)Population • Total286 • Density34/km² (87/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitewww.obechrazany.cz

Hrazany is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

The villages of Dobrošov, Hrazánky and Klisinec are administrative parts of Hrazany.

The name of the village has no clear origin. It was derived from the Czech word hráz (i.e. 'dyke') or from hrad (i.e. 'castle').^[2]

Hrazany is located about 27 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of Písek and 54 km (34 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Vlašim Uplands. The highest point is at 582 metres (1,909 ft) above sea level.

Near the village of Hrazany there is the Kněz u Hrazan Nature Monument. It is a blockfield, a remnant of the glacial age.^[3]

The first written mention of Hrazany and Hrazánky is from 1373. The village of Dobrošov was first mentioned in 1216.^[4]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 689 —     1880 666 −3.3% 1890 636 −4.5% 1900 598 −6.0% 1910 566 −5.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 554 −2.1% 1930 512 −7.6% 1950 410 −19.9% 1961 424 +3.4% 1970 383 −9.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 372 −2.9% 1991 305 −18.0% 2001 275 −9.8% 2011 281 +2.2% 2021 262 −6.8%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Almost no original buildings have been preserved. The only monuments are the chapels. The oldest one is the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk in Hrazánky from the 19th century. The Chapel of the Holy Spirit in Hrazany dates from 1926 and the Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus in Dobrošov dates from 1932.^[4]