Zlonice

Zlonice is a market town in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants. It is located 6 km north of Slaný and 35 km northwest of Prague.

Zlonice
Market town
Aerial view of Zlonice
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Zlonice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°17′15″N 14°5′32″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictKladno
First mentioned1318
Area
 • Total16.07 km2 (6.20 sq mi)
Elevation
223 m (732 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total2,258
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
273 71
Websitewww.zlonice.cz

Administrative parts
Zlonice Castle
Zlonice train station

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

History

The first written mention of Zlonice is from 1318. It was a settlement on a trade route. The first written mention of a fortress in Zlonice is from 1576. In the 17th century, the fortress was rebuilt to a Renaissance castle.[2]

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

Sights

Several valuable works of Baroque architecture have been preserved in Zlonice, including the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (by F. M. Kaňka) and a rectory (by K. I. Dientzenhofer). The former hospital building houses the Memorial of Antonín Dvořák who lived in Zlonice from 1853 to 1856; he nicknamed his First Symphony The Bells of Zlonice. There is also a small Railway Museum at the local train station.

Notable people

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. "Historie a současnost" (in Czech). Městys Zlonice. Retrieved 2021-06-24.


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