Chrast

Chrast () is a town in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,200 inhabitants. The historic centre with the castle complex is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Chrast
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Chrast zam z namesti DSCN6623.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Chrast Castle
Settlement.image_flag: Vlajka města Chrast.gif
Settlement.image_shield: Znak města Chrast.jpg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Pardubice
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Chrudim
Settlement.pushpin_map: Czech Republic
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Czech Republic
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Vojtěch Krňanský
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned
Settlement.established_date: 1318

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Chrast
Population: 3064
Area: 17.837829
Elevation: 285
Official website: www.mestochrast.cz
Image: Chrast - zámek 01.jpg
Licence plate code: E

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Commons category: Chrast
time of earliest written record: 1318-01-01
email address: mailto:[email protected]
postal code: 538 51
Commons gallery: Chrast
number of houses: 1016
mean age: 42.9
P8168: Porco Municipality

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Administrative division
Etymology
Geography
History
Demographics
Transport
Sights
Notable people
References
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==Administrative division== Chrast consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Chrast (2,460) Chacholice (241) Podlažice (319) Skála (74)