Radonice (Prague-East District)

Radonice
Municipality
Centre of Radonice
Flag Coat of arms
Radonice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°8′35″N14°36′37″E / 50.14306°N 14.61028°E / 50.14306; 14.61028
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-East
First mentioned	1397
Area
• Total	4.79 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Elevation	237 m (778 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01) [1]
• Total	1,122
• Density	230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	250 73
Website	www.radonice.cz

Radonice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Radoň, meaning "the village of Radoň's people". ^[2]

Geography

Radonice is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table.

History

The first written mention of Radonice is from 1397, when it was part of the Jenštejn estate. From 1675 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, Radonice was owned by the Czernin family. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 424 —     1880 543 +28.1% 1890 657 +21.0% 1900 714 +8.7% 1910 778 +9.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 697 −10.4% 1930 758 +8.8% 1950 620 −18.2% 1961 691 +11.5% 1970 644 −6.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 600 −6.8% 1991 544 −9.3% 2001 579 +6.4% 2011 795 +37.3% 2021 1,166 +46.7%
Source: Censuses [4] [5]

Transport

The D10 motorway from Prague to Turnov runs through the southern part of the municipality.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality. ^[6]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 525.
3. "Stručná historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Radonice. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
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. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Radonice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-02-21.

External links

• Official website