Zálezlice

Zálezlice
Zálezlice
Municipality
	Centre of Zálezlice
	Flag Coat of arms
	Zálezlice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°18′28″N 14°26′15″E / 50.30778°N 14.43750°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mělník
First mentioned	1300
Area
• Total	7.60 km2 (2.93 sq mi)
Elevation	163 m (535 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	454
• Density	60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	277 45
Website	www.zalezlice.cz

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

Administrative parts

The villages of Kozárovice and Zátvor are administrative parts of Zálezlice.

Geography

Zálezlice is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) southwest of Mělník and 22 km (14 mi) north of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Vltava River.

History

The first written mention of Zálezlice is from the beginning of the 13th century.^[2]

The municipality was badly damaged during the 2002 European floods and has been protected by a flood wall since then.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	764	—
1880	746	−2.4%
1890	755	+1.2%
1900	752	−0.4%
1910	689	−8.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	667	−3.2%
1930	633	−5.1%
1950	431	−31.9%
1961	442	+2.6%
1970	468	+5.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	399	−14.7%
1991	346	−13.3%
2001	357	+3.2%
2011	375	+5.0%
2021	435	+16.0%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Zálezlice is the Church of Saint Nicholas. It is a late Baroque building from the second half of the 18th century. The church includes a Baroque mortuary.^[6]

Notable people

Vítězslav Hálek (1835–1874), poet, writer and journalist; lived here in 1841–1842

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Zálezlice. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
^ "Povodně 2002 v Zálezlicích: Vypadalo to děsivě, jako po válce, vzpomíná starosta" (in Czech). Deník.cz. 2022-08-13. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel sv. Mikuláše" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-06.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Zálezlice. Retrieved 2023-02-06.

[3] "Povodně 2002 v Zálezlicích: Vypadalo to děsivě, jako po válce, vzpomíná starosta" (in Czech). Deník.cz. 2022-08-13. Retrieved 2023-02-06.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "Kostel sv. Mikuláše" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-06.

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