Rakovnický potok, Brook in Rakovník, Czech Republic

Rakonitzer Bach (Rakovnický potok) is a 48.5 km left tributary of the Berounka in the Central Bohemian Region. It rises at 577.7 m about 1.6 km southeast of Drahouš, feeds the Krtský and Velký rybník ponds, and passes Jesenice, Oráčov, Senomaty and Rakovník before entering the Berounka below Křivoklát Castle at 240 m.

The waterway was once called Rokytná and is linked to Rakovník, which first appeared in written records in 1252. The stream became important to how people settled and developed this part of the region.

The brook flows through the Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area and shapes the local environment. People in the surrounding villages use the waterway and its banks as part of their daily landscape and for outdoor activities.

The brook is easy to reach at several spots throughout Rakovník and can be walked along on foot. The best time to visit is during warmer months when the water flow and bankside plants are most visible.

Two mills on the brook are listed cultural monuments: Pustovětský mlýn in Pustověty and Budský mlýn in Křivoklát. The stream also once bore the name Rokytka, as recorded in Czech sources.