What is "chrast"

Chrast or Chrást may refer to:

• Chrast (Chrudim District), a town in the Pardubice Region
• Chrást (Nymburk District), a village and municipality in the Central Bohemian Region
• Chrást (Příbram District), a village and municipality in the Central Bohemian Region
• Chrást (Plzeň-City District) a village and municipality Plzeň Region

• Chrasť nad Hornádom a village and municipality in Spišská Nová Ves District, Košice Region

Chrast is a town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its population was 3,186 as of 28. August 2006.

Villages Chacholice, Podlažice and Skála are administrative parts of Chrast.

Podlažice is the site of Podlažice monastery, where the Codex Gigas, or "Devil's Bible," the largest extant medieval manuscript, was created in the 13th century. The monastery was destroyed by Hussites in the early 15th century.

Chrást (until 1947 Manderšejd-Chrást, ) is a village and municipality in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.

Chrást (Příbram District) is a village and municipality in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.

Chrást is a village and municipality ( obec) in Plzeň-City District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 1,734 (as at 3 July 2006).

Chrást lies approximately north-east of Plzeň and south-west of Prague.