Zlonice
Zlonice | |
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 Aerial view of Zlonice | |
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  Zlonice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°17′15″N 14°5′32″E / 50.28750°N 14.09222°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Kladno |
| First mentioned | 1318 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.07 km2 (6.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 223 m (732 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,285 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 273 71 |
| Website | www |
Zlonice is a market town in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
[edit]The villages of Břešťany, Lisovice, Tmáň and Vyšínek are administrative parts of Zlonice.
Etymology
[edit]The name is derived from the personal name Zloňa, meaning "the village of Zloňa's people". The personal name itself was derived from the Czech word zlý, i.e. 'evil'.[2]
Geography
[edit]Zlonice is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Kladno and 29 km (18 mi) northwest of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Lower Ohře Table.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Zlonice is from 1318. It was a settlement on a trade route. The first written mention of the fortress in Zlonice is from 1576. In the 17th century, the fortress was rebuilt into a Renaissance castle.[3]
The village of Vyšínek is first mentioned in 1263, Břešťany in 1282, Tmáň in 1382, and Lisovice at the beginning of the 14th century.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
[edit]Zlonice is located on the railway line Louny–Kralupy nad Vltavou.[6]
Sights
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The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is the landmark of the town square. There was originally a Gothic church, but it was replaced by the current Baroque church, which was built in 1727–1744 according to the design by František Maxmilián Kaňka.[7]
Zlonice Castle is originally a Renaissance castle, which was completely rebuilt in the mid-19th century. It has a Neoclassical façade. Today it houses apartments and offices.[8]
The former Baroque hospital building houses the Memorial of Antonín Dvořák, who lived in Zlonice in 1853–1856. It is a museum that focuses on the life of Dvořák, on the market town's musical tradition and on regional history.[9]
In Lisovice is a small railway museum.[10]
Notable people
[edit]- Wenzel Krumpholz (1750–1817), mandolin and violin player
- Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904), composer; lived here in 1853–1856 and nicknamed his Symphony No. 1 The Bells of Zlonice
- Eduard Ingriš (1905–1991), Czech-American composer and photographer
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). pp. 783–784.
- ^ a b "Historie a současnost" (in Czech). Městys Zlonice. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Detail stanice Zlonice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ^ "Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ "Památník Antonína Dvořáka" (in Czech). Memorial of Antonín Dvořák. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ "Železniční muzeum Zlonice" (in Czech). Železniční muzeum Zlonice. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
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