Křivoklát (German: Pürglitz) is a market town in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. It is known for the Křivoklát Castle.

Křivoklát consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

• Křivoklát (623)
• Častonice (35)
• Písky (25)

The initial name of Křivoklát was Krivoplát. It was derived from from Czech words křivý plát (i.e. 'crooked plate') and probably referred to the non-flat terrain where the castle was founded. In the 14th century, the name was distorted to Křivoklát.

Křivoklát is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Rakovník and 32 km (20 mi) west of Prague. It lies in the Křivoklát Highlands. The highest point is at 419 m (1,375 ft) above sea level. The market town is situated in the meander of the Berounka River at its confluence with the stream Rakovnický potok, which flows west of Křivoklát below the castle. The entire municipal territory lies within the Křivoklátsko Landscape Protected Area.

The castle was founded at the beginning of the 11th century. Between the 14th and 15th centuries, the first cottages appeared below the castle and the hamlet became known as Budy. Nearby hamlet Čamrdoves grew up, and during the 17th and 18th centuries they became one village. In 1886 the hamlets Budy, Amalín, Čamrdoves, and Častonice created a single administrative unit, the municipality of Křivoklát. In 1896, the municipality was promoted to a market town.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 920 —     1880 830 −9.8% 1890 902 +8.7% 1900 916 +1.6% 1910 928 +1.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 800 −13.8% 1930 785 −1.9% 1950 762 −2.9% 1961 859 +12.7% 1970 846 −1.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 689 −18.6% 1991 725 +5.2% 2001 677 −6.6% 2011 707 +4.4% 2021 683 −3.4%
Source: Censuses

Křivoklát is located on the railway line Beroun–Rakovník.

Křivoklát is a popular tourist destination known for the Křivoklát Castle. It is an importance medieval royal castle from the 13th century. From the 1470s to the 1520s, it was extensively rebuilt. It is protected as national cultural monument. Today the castle is owned by the state. It is open to the public and offers guided tours.

A notable building is the Church of Saint Peter. It was originally a late Gothic church from 1522, rebuilt in the neo-Gothic style in the 1880s according to the design by Josef Mocker.

• Irma Reichová (1859–1930), operatic soprano

• Official website
• Křivoklát Castle