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Hlásná Třebaň

village in Beroun District of Central Bohemian region

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 30, 2026
Entity authorityQ498009 ↗
Source-derived summary

Hlásná Třebaň is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Hlásná Třebaň consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

Hlásná Třebaň (929)

Rovina (363)

Etymology

The name Třebaň is derived from the personal name Třeban, meaning "Třeban's (court)". Originally, the village was called Přední Třebaň ('front Třebaň') to distinguish it from Zadní Třebaň ('back Třebaň') on the opposite bank of the Berounka River. The prefix referred to the location of the village in relation to the Karlštejn Castle. In the 14th century, it was renamed Hlásná Třebaň ('guarding Třebaň').

Geography

Hlásná Třebaň is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) southeast of Beroun and 17 km (11 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies in the Hořovice Uplands. The highest point is at 385 m (1,263 ft) above sea level. The municipality in situated on the left bank of the Berounka River.

Editorial summary

Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Hlásná Třebaň” is village in Beroun District of Central Bohemian region. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Hlásná, Třebaň and village, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewMost useful as a place-based finding aid connecting the present description to earlier jurisdictions, maps and built evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2021—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. For this dossier, Hlásná, Třebaň and village is the immediate research focus.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The phrase “village in Beroun District of Central Bohemian region” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.

Evidence profile

The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q498009. Authority coordinates are 49.922, 14.199. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2021.

Critical limits

Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

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  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
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Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Hlásná Třebaň”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Hlásná Třebaň primary sources, Hlásná Třebaň archive and Hlásná research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Hlásná Třebaň”?
  2. What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
  3. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Hlásná Třebaň” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.