Tetín (Beroun District)

Tetín is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Tetín
Municipality
Tetín Château
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Tetín
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°56′58″N 14°6′8″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictBeroun
First mentioned1088
Area
 • Total10.29 km2 (3.97 sq mi)
Elevation
235 m (771 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total879
 • Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
266 01
Websitewww.tetin.cz

Administrative parts
Hamlet of Koda

Hamlet of Koda is an administrative part of Tetín.

Geography

Tetín lies about 2 kilometres from Beroun on the river Berounka. The highest peaks in the municipality are Tobolský vrch (467 m) and Damil (396 m). National nature reserve Koda occupies 45% of the municipal area.

History

Tetín is historically one of the oldest villages in the Czech Republic. The place was already inhabited during the paleolithic period. Archaeologists found that the beginnings of the village date back to the 10th century, when local gord was founded by dukes from the Přemyslid dynasty.[2]

Yet, there is a legend which connected it with mythological figure Teta, the daughter of the mythological Duke Krok, who was supposed to have lived earlier than that.[3]

In the 10th century, there was a wooden building there belonging to the duchess Ludmila of Bohemia, who was murdered in 921. In the 11th and 12th century, the place was home to the administrative district of Tetín that governed the whole area of Podbrdsko region. Tetín is also referenced in the Vyšehrad Charter.

In 1288, Tetín was the residence of the royal hunter and towards the end of the thirteenth century, the castle was rebuilt as a residence for the royal bastards of the Přemyslid line. By 1321, Tetín castle was owned by Štěpán of Tetín, who later sold it to Emperor Charles IV. The latter then joined the Tetín estate to Karlštejn. In 1422, during the Hussite wars, the castle was destroyed.[2]

The place was also heavily damaged in the 20th century by limestone mines.[2]

Sights
  • Tetín Castle (now ruined), from around 1288
  • Romanesque Church of St. Catherine of Alexandria from 1200
  • Romanesque-Baroque Church of St. John of Nepomuk from around 1255
  • Presbytery, from the 14th century
  • Early Baroque Church of St. Ludmila from around 1780
  • Tetín Château, from the 18th century
  • Farm yard, from the 18th century
  • Nature reserve Tetínské skály (Tetín Rocks)
  • National nature reserve Koda
  • Limestone hill Damil with the remains of an ancient gord

In literature

Czech poet Jaroslav Seifert (Nobel prize laureate) dedicated two of his poems to Tetín.

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. "Historie" (in Czech). Muzeum Tetín. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  3. "O naší obci" (in Czech). Obec Tetín. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
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