Peruc
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Administrative division
Peruc consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[1]
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- Peruc (909)
- Černochov (207)
- Chrastín (19)
- Hřivčice (215)
- Pátek (196)
- Radonice nad Ohří (181)
- Stradonice (227)
- Telce (359)
Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Peruť or Perut (better known by its diminutive form Peroutka), meaning "Peruť's/Perut's (court)".[2]
Geography
Peruc is located about Script error: No such module "convert". east of Louny and Script error: No such module "convert". northwest of Prague. It lies in the Lower Ohře Table. The highest point is at Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level. The Ohře River flows along the northern municipal border.
History
The first written mention of Peruc is from 1170. Until the Hussite Wars, the village was owned by the Strahov Monastery, then the owners often changed. The village was looted several times during the Thirty Years' War. From 1814 to 1945, Peruc was property of the Thun und Hohenstein family. The municipality was promoted to a market town in 1898.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
Peruc is located on the railway line Louny–Vrbičany.
Sights
The Church of Saints Peter and Paul is among the main landmarks of Peruc. It was built in the Baroque style in 1722–1725.[4]
The Peruc Castle was built on the site of an old fortress at the end of the 16th century. The Renaissance building was completely rebuilt in the Baroque style in the first half of the 18th century. It is a valuable and relatively large rural castle surrounded by a park.[5] The southern wing houses the memorial hall of Emil Filla, who lived here, with his paintings.[6] In the castle park is the Museum of the Czech Village, located in a former baroque granary from the end of the 18th century.[7]
The 1,000-year-old Oldřich Oak tree is located in Peruc. It has a circumference of Template:Cvt and a height of Template:Cvt.[8]
Notable people
- Bedřich Schnirch (1791–1868), engineer
- Emil Filla (1882–1953), painter; lived and worked here in 1947–1952
References
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