Grunta
title: "Grunta" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-kolín-district"] topic_path: "general/villages-in-kolin-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunta" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Grunta |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| image_skyline | Kostel Navštívení Panny Marie v Gruntě.jpg |
| image_caption | Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Central Bohemian |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Kolín |
| pushpin_map | Czech Republic |
| pushpin_relief | 1 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in the Czech Republic |
| coordinates | |
| established_title | First mentioned |
| established_date | 1305 |
| area_total_km2 | 0.80 |
| elevation_m | 212 |
| population_as_of | 2025-01-01 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 98 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +1 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +2 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 280 02 |
| website | |
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| name = Grunta | other_name = | settlement_type = Municipality | image_skyline = Kostel Navštívení Panny Marie v Gruntě.jpg | image_caption = Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary | image_flag = | image_shield = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Central Bohemian | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Kolín | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Czech Republic | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | leader_title = | leader_name = | established_title = First mentioned | established_date = 1305 | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 0.80 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 212 | population_as_of = 2025-01-01 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 98 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = CEST | utc_offset1_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 280 02 | area_code_type = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = Grunta is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name was derived from the German word Grund that used to mean 'valley'. The name appears in the oldest sources in Latin as vallis beatae virginis, i.e. 'valley of the Virgin Mary'.
Geography
Grunta is located about 2 km northwest of Kutná Hora, 7 km southeast of Kolín and 52 km east of Prague. It lies mostly in the Upper Sázava Hills, but the municipal territory also extends into the Central Elbe Table in the north. The highest point is at 315 m above sea level.
History
The village was probably founded in the mid-13th century by the German miners, when silver was discovered in the area. The first written mention of Grunta is from 1305.
Demographics
|align=none|cols=3 |1869|145 |1880|147 |1890|152 |1900|141 |1910|140 |1921|128 |1930|115 |1950|135 |1961|125 |1970|121 |1980|111 |1991|86 |2001|86 |2011|97 |2021|96 |source=Censuses}}
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The main landmark of Grunta is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the neo-Romanesque and Art Nouveau styles in 1905–1906.
References
References
- (2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- Profous, Antonín. (1947). "Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H".
- "Historie". Obec Grunta.
- (2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- (2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- "Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie". National Heritage Institute.
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