Jizerní Vtelno is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Jizerní Vtelno | |
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 Centre of Jizerní Vtelno | |
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  Jizerní Vtelno Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°22′10″N 14°51′12″E / 50.36944°N 14.85333°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mladá Boleslav |
| First mentioned | 1229 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 257 m (843 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 355 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 294 31 |
| Website | www |
Etymology
editThe name Vtelno is derived from vetla, an old Slavic word for willow.[2]
Geography
editJizerní Vtelno is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) southwest of Mladá Boleslav and 38 km (24 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Jizera River, which forms the eastern municipal border.
History
editThe first written mention of Jizerní Vtelno is from 1229. It belonged to the Stránov estate that was controlled from the castle adjacent to the village. Among the most notable owners of the estate were the Berka of Dubá family, the Bieberstein family, and the Slavata of Chlum family, who had the local castle rebuilt in the first half of the 17th century.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe I/16 road, which connects the D10 motorway with Mělník, passes through the municipality.
Sights
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Jizerní Vtelno is known for the Stránov castle. A wooden fortress is Jizerní Vtelno was first documented in 1429. In 1463–1468, it was replaced by a Gothic castle, which was later rebuilt into a Renaissance residence. In 1890–1894, it was rebuilt into its current neo-Renaissance form. Today the castle is privately owned and open to the public.[3][6]
The Church of Saint Wenceslaus was built in the late Baroque style near the castle in 1767. In the 20th century, it fell into disrepair, but the ruin was completely reconstructed in 2003.[7]
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). p. 654.
- ^ a b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Jizerní Vtelno. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Pohádkový zámek Stránov" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
- ^ "Zámecký kostel sv. Václava (Jizerní Vtelno, Česko)" (in Czech). Středočeská vědecká knihovna v Kladně. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
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