Kladno

Kladno is a city of 68,000 people (2023) in Central Bohemia. It is the largest city in the region and has a rich industrial history.

Understand
For years, the city was home to the Poldi steel factory, the region's largest employer. Since economic restructuring in the 1990s, the heavy industry has largely been replaced by services and light industry.

Get in
It sits about 17 km (11 mi) northwest of Prague.

See

 * There are several major landmarks of Kladno on the Starosty Pavla Square:
 * The city hall is a Neorenaissance house, which was built in 1897–1898.
 * The Marian sculpture group was created according to the design by K. I. Dietzenhofer in 1739–1741. This late Baroque columns stands on the site where the pillory used to be. Notable is also the Archdeaconry building
 * The former synagogue is a Neorenaissance building from 1884. Today it serves as a prayer house of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church.
 * There are four churches in the local parts of Kladno:
 * The Church of Saint John the Baptist in Dubí was built as a Gothic church, first documented in 1352. In 1861, it was rebuilt into its current form with a Neogothic tower. It is a pilgrimage site.
 * The Church of Saint Nicholas in Vrapice was a Romanesque rotunda from the early 13th century, rebuilt in the Gothic style around 1400. It was then rebuilt and extended in 1858.
 * The Church of Saint Wenceslaus in Rozdělov is modern, built in 1925–1927.
 * The Church of Saint Nicholas in Švermov, built in 1912–1913, is a mixture of Art Nouveau and Modernism.
 * The Church of Saint Nicholas in Vrapice was a Romanesque rotunda from the early 13th century, rebuilt in the Gothic style around 1400. It was then rebuilt and extended in 1858.
 * The Church of Saint Wenceslaus in Rozdělov is modern, built in 1925–1927.
 * The Church of Saint Nicholas in Švermov, built in 1912–1913, is a mixture of Art Nouveau and Modernism.