Bašť

50°12′19″N 14°28′20″E / 50.20528°N 14.47222°E / 50.20528; 14.47222Country Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictPrague-EastFirst mentioned1088Area • Total7.81 km² (3.02 sq mi)Elevation224 m (735 ft)Population • Total3,062 • Density390/km² (1,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitewww.obecbast.cz

Bašť is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,100 inhabitants.

Etymology

The original name of the settlement was Bášť (in old Czech written as Bášč). It was derived from the personal name Bášek (Czech diminutive of Bach).^[2]

Geography

Bašť is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Prague. It lies mostly in the Central Elbe Table, but the western part of the municipal territory extends into the Prague Plateau. The highest point is at 300 m (980 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Bašť is from 1088, when King Vratislaus II donated the village to the Vyšehrad Chapter. The village used to be made up of two settlements, Velký Bášt and Malý Bášt (later named Bašť and Baštěk), which gradually urbanistically merged.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 531 —     1880 600 +13.0% 1890 649 +8.2% 1900 646 −0.5% 1910 711 +10.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 671 −5.6% 1930 793 +18.2% 1950 666 −16.0% 1961 670 +0.6% 1970 610 −9.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 614 +0.7% 1991 555 −9.6% 2001 549 −1.1% 2011 1,657 +201.8% 2021 2,989 +80.4%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The I/9 road (which connects the D8 motorway with Česká Lípa and the Czech-German border) runs along the eastern municipal border. The D8 motorway runs west of Bašť just outside the municipal territory.

Sights

There are no notable monuments in the municipality. Among the protected cultural monuments are a Baroque granary and terrain remains of a fortress that stood here in the 13th–15th centuries.^[6]

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