Dolany nad Vltavou (until 2016 Dolany) is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
Dolany nad Vltavou | |
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-Dolany_u_Prahy_(02).jpg) Look over the Vltava | |
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  Dolany nad Vltavou Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°13′20″N 14°20′59″E / 50.22222°N 14.34972°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mělník |
| First mentioned | 1318 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.50 km2 (2.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 192 m (630 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 950 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 278 01 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Debrno is an administrative part of Dolany nad Vltavou.
Geography
editDolany nad Vltavou is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) southeast of Mělník and 13 km (8 mi) north of Prague. It lies in the Prague Plateau. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Vltava River in the place, where the rocky valley of the Vltava ends and begins a plain typical for the confluence of the rivers Vltava and Elbe. The highest point of the municipality has an elevation of 273 metres (896 ft).
History
editThe first written mention of Dolany is from 1318.[2] Debrno was first mentioned in 1437.[3]
In 2016, the municipality changed its name to Dolany nad Vltavou.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
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Dolany nad Vltavou is located on the railway line Prague–Ústí nad Labem.[7]
Sights
editThe historic centre of the village of Debrno is well preserved and protected as a village monument zone. There are homesteads from the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th century, with modifications from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Dolany nad Vltavou. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ a b "Debrno" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ "Obec Dolany změnila název na Dolany nad Vltavou" (in Czech). Město Kralupy nad Vltavou. 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ "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 Dolany n.Vltavou" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
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