Stará Huť is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.
Etymology The name literally means 'old smelter' in Czech.
Geography Stará Huť is located about northeast of Příbram and southwest of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Studený vrch at above sea level. The Kocába River flows along the southeastern municipal border. The village is situated on the shore of the Strž fishpond.
History Stará Huť was founded around 1674, originally for the purposes of metallurgy.
Demographics
Transport The D4 motorway from Prague to Písek runs through the western part of the municipality.
Stará Huť is located on the railway line Prague–Dobříš.
Sights
The only cultural monument in Stará Huť is a villa, which was owned by the Czech writer Karel Čapek and used as his summer residence. He spent much time working and relaxing there between 1935 and 1938. Today there is a small museum.
Notable people Martin Myšička (born 1970), actor
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