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11-705: Chrast ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈxrast] ) is a town in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 3,100 inhabitants. The historic centre with the castle complex is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone . The villages of Chacholice, Podlažice and Skála are administrative parts of Chrast. Chrast is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Chrudim and 18 km (11 mi) southeast of Pardubice . It lies in

22-608: Is located on the railway line Pardubice– Havlíčkův Brod . The Baroque castle currently houses the Town Museum, which was founded in 1893. The former castle chapel is today a concert hall. The adjacent castle garden was created in 1903. The main landmark of the town square is the Church of the Holy Trinity. It was built in 1612–1618 by renewal of an old church and reconstructed to its current form in 1774. The oldest church in

33-575: The Svitavy Uplands . The highest point is the elevated plain of Kostecká hůra at 432 m (1,417 ft) above sea level. The town is situated on the right bank of the Žejbro Stream. Horecký Pond is located south of the town. The slope on the right bank of the stream is protected as the Chrašická stráň Nature Monument. The oldest part of Chrast is Podlažice. The Benedictine monastery in Podlažice

44-618: The Vysočina Open Air Museum in Hlinsko, Slatiňany Castle, and Museum of Puppetry Culture in Chrudim. Jeni%C5%A1ovice (Chrudim District) Jenišovice is a municipality and village in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 400 inhabitants. The villages of Martinice, Mravín, Štěnec and Zalažany are administrative parts of Jenišovice. This Pardubice Region location article

55-587: The district is the hill Karlštejn in Svratouch with an elevation of 784 m (2,572 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Chrudimka in Úhřetice at 230 m (750 ft). From the total district area of 992.9 km (383.4 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 602.1 km (232.5 sq mi), forests occupy 288.1 km (111.2 sq mi), and water area occupies 15.4 km (5.9 sq mi). Forests cover 29.0% of

66-604: The district's area. The most important river is the Chrudimka , which flows across the district from south to north. The Doubrava crosses the district in the west. The largest body of water is Seč Reservoir with an area of 220 ha (540 acres). Two protected landscape areas extend into the district: Iron Mountains in the east and Žďárské vrchy in the south. The largest employers with headquarters in Chrudim District and at least 500 employees are: With

77-566: The exception of a short section of the D35 motorway in the northernmost part of the district, there are no other motorways. The most important road is the I/37 road from Pardubice to Ždírec nad Doubravou . The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments , are: The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument reservations and monument zones , are: The most visited tourist destinations are

88-399: The south the district is hilly and mostly forested, in the north it is flatter and deforested. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Iron Mountains (most of the territory), Svitavy Uplands (north), Central Elbe Table (a small part in the west), Upper Sázava Hills (a small part in the west) and East Elbe Table (a small part in the northeast). The highest point of

99-2202: The town is the cemetery Church of Saint Martin. It comes from 1350. Church of Saint Margaret the Virgin in Podlažice and Church of Saint John the Baptist in Skála were both founded in 1696. Chrudim District Chrudim District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence : Chrudim and Hlinsko. Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics : Chrudim - Běstvina - Biskupice - Bítovany - Bojanov - Bor u Skutče - Bořice - Bousov - Bylany - Ctětín - Čankovice - České Lhotice - Chrast - Chroustovice - Dědová - Dolní Bezděkov - Dřenice - Dvakačovice - Hamry - Heřmanův Městec - Hlinsko - Hluboká - Hodonín - Holetín - Honbice - Horka - Horní Bradlo - Hošťalovice - Hrochův Týnec - Hroubovice - Jeníkov - Jenišovice - Kameničky - Kladno - Klešice - Kněžice - Kočí - Kostelec u Heřmanova Městce - Krásné - Křižanovice - Krouna - Lány - Leštinka - Libkov - Liboměřice - Licibořice - Lipovec - Lozice - Lukavice - Luže - Míčov-Sušice - Miřetice - Mladoňovice - Morašice - Mrákotín - Nabočany - Načešice - Nasavrky - Orel - Ostrov - Otradov - Perálec - Podhořany u Ronova - Pokřikov - Prachovice - Předhradí - Přestavlky - Proseč - Prosetín - Raná - Rabštejnská Lhota - Řestoky - Ronov nad Doubravou - Rosice - Rozhovice - Seč - Skuteč - Slatiňany - Smrček - Sobětuchy - Stolany - Střemošice - Studnice - Svídnice - Svratouch - Tisovec - Třemošnice - Trhová Kamenice - Třibřichy - Trojovice - Tuněchody - Úherčice - Úhřetice - Vápenný Podol - Včelákov - Vejvanovice - Vítanov - Vojtěchov - Vortová - Vrbatův Kostelec - Všeradov - Vysočina - Vyžice - Zaječice - Zájezdec - Zderaz - Žlebské Chvalovice - Žumberk The landscape consists of two distinct parts. Towards

110-522: Was destroyed by the Hussites in 1421. In 1539, Chrast was acquired by the noble Slavata of Chlum and the Košumberk family. In the early 17th century, Albrecht Slavata had built a castle here. In 1664, Chrast was bought by Hradec Králové Bishopric . The castle served as the summer residence of several bishops. In the 18th century, it was rebuilt and extended. In 1853, Chrast was promoted to a town. Chrast

121-535: Was founded in 1159. The monastery is where the Codex Gigas (or "Devil's Bible") was produced. It remains the largest extant medieval manuscript. However, it is unlikely that the book was written at the monastery due to its small size and meagre funds. The first written mention of Chrast is from 1318. It was founded in the second half of the 13th century by monks from the Podlažice Monastery. The monastery

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