Zlonice

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Zlonice
Market town
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Zlonice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°17′15″N14°5′32″E / 50.28750°N 14.09222°E / 50.28750; 14.09222 Coordinates: 50°17′15″N14°5′32″E / 50.28750°N 14.09222°E / 50.28750; 14.09222
CountryFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Region Central Bohemian
District Kladno
First mentioned1318
Area
 • Total16.07 km2 (6.20 sq mi)
Elevation
223 m (732 ft)
Population
 (2022-01-01) [1]
 • Total2,255
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
273 71
Website www.zlonice.cz

Zlonice is a market town in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.

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Administrative parts

Villages of Břešťany, Lisovice, Tmáň and Vyšínek are administrative parts of Zlonice.

Geography

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 Eger Table.

History

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Zlonice Castle

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. [2]

The village of Vyšínek is first mentioned in 1263, Břešťany in 1282, Tmáň in 1382, and Lisovice at the beginning of the 14th century. [2]

Transport

Zlonice lies on a railway line from Louny to Kralupy nad Vltavou.

Sights

Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, the castle in the left Kostel Nanebevzeti Panny Marie, mestys Zlonice, okres Kladno 01.JPG
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, the castle in the left

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. [3]

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. [4]

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. [5]

In Lisovice is a small railway museum. [6]

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.
  2. 1 2 "Historie a současnost" (in Czech). Městys Zlonice. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  3. ↑ "Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  4. ↑ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  5. ↑ "Památník Antonína Dvořáka" (in Czech). Memorial of Antonín Dvořák. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  6. ↑ "Železniční muzeum Zlonice" (in Czech). Železniční muzeum Zlonice. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
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