Chrášťany is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

The villages of Benice, Černíkovice and Soběšovice are administrative parts of Chrášťany.

The name is derived either from the word Chrášťané (meaning "people who came from Chrást), or from chrást (i.e. 'shrub') and chrášťané ("people living near a shrub").

Chrášťany is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Benešov and 28 km (17 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is on the slopes of the hill Neštětická hora at 467 m (1,532 ft) above sea level. The stream Tloskovský potok flows through the municipality.

The first written mention of Chrášťany is from 1318. From 1597, the village was a part of the Konopiště estate and shared its owners.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 550 —     1880 561 +2.0% 1890 549 −2.1% 1900 573 +4.4% 1910 541 −5.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 526 −2.8% 1930 515 −2.1% 1950 338 −34.4% 1961 339 +0.3% 1970 294 −13.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 244 −17.0% 1991 185 −24.2% 2001 184 −0.5% 2011 240 +30.4% 2021 244 +1.7%
Source: Censuses

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

Among the protected cultural monuments in the municipality are the Chapel of the Virgin Mary in the centre of Chrášťany, built in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1887, and a Baroque homestead in Soběšovice from around 1750.

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