Suchomasty

Suchomasty is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts
The village of Borek is an administrative part of Suchomasty.

Geography
Suchomasty is located about 7 km south of Beroun and 27 km southwest of Prague. It lies in the Hořovice Uplands. The highest point is the hill Lejškov at 487 m above sea level. In the centre of the village is the Mlýnský Pond.

Half of the territory lies in the Bohemian Karst Protected Landscape Area, on the territory of which several small-scale protected areas are defined. The most important of them is the Klonk National Nature Monument, which is globally recognized as a geologically important location due to the presence of the Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point marking the boundary between Silurian and Devonian periods. Other small-scale protected areas are the nature reserves Na Voskopě and Kobyla.

History
The first written mention of Suchomasty is in a document from 1088, in which it is stated that King Vratislaus II of Bohemia gave the village of Suchomasty and two plow yards to the newly founded Vyšehrad Chapter. The owners of the village changed often and included various less important noble families.

Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights
The most important monument is the Church of Saint Nicholas, located in Borek. It was originally a Gothic church, first mentioned in 1352. The church was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1726. A valuable building is also the neighbouring late Baroque rectory from 1798. Near the church is a separate Baroque bell tower.

The Suchomasty Castle is a Renaissance castle, rebuilt in the late Baroque style in the 18th century. Today it houses an institute of social welfare.