Zlonice is a market town in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.
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 |
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Břešťany, Lisovice, Tmáň and Vyšínek are administrative parts of Zlonice.
Etymology
editThe 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
editZlonice 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
editThe 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
editZlonice is located on the railway line Louny–Kralupy nad Vltavou.[6]
Sights
editThe 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.