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Chrast

Town in Pardubice, Czech Republic

Chrast (Czech pronunciation: ) is a town in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,200 inhabitants. The town is located on the Žejbro Stream in the Svitavy Uplands.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersChrast, Czechia1
  • Websitewww.mestochrast.cz
  • Legal formmunicipality of the Czech Republic1
  • Kind of organizationGovernment entity1
  • LEI315700QUVRXY6AIWGK083
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressNáměstí 1, 538 51 Chrast, Czechia3
  • Registered withMinistry of Finance, 002701993

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Chrast - zámek 01
Photo: Petr1888, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Chrast (Czech pronunciation: [ˈxrast]) is a town in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,200 inhabitants. The town is located on the Žejbro Stream in the Svitavy Uplands.2

Corporate structure

Chrast sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Chrast Chrast, Czechia
    • ZUŠ Jana Nepomuka Filcíka Subsidiary · Chrast, Czechia

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

The oldest part of Chrast is Podlažice. The Benedictine monastery in Podlažice 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 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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Chrast, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

Chrast consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

From Wikipedia’s article on Chrast, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • ZUŠ Jana Nepomuka Filcíka

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. May 15, 1991Founded Chrast is founded3

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