Měšice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants.
Měšice | |
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 Aerial view of Měšice | |
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  Měšice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°11′53″N 14°31′12″E / 50.19806°N 14.52000°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Prague-East |
| First mentioned | 1294 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.43 km2 (1.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 203 m (666 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,195 |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 250 64 |
| Website | www |
Etymology
editThe name is derived from the personal name Měch, meaning "the village of Měch's people".[2]
Geography
editMěšice is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) north of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape of the Central Elbe Table. The brook Líbeznický potok flows through the municipality and supplies two fishponds in the centre of Měšice.
History
editThe first written mention of Měšice is from 1294. In 1434, a stone fortress was built here. The Měšice Castle was built in 1767–1775. In 1871–1872, the railway to Všetaty was built, but the connection with Prague was not finished until 1888.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editMěšice is located on the railway lines Prague–Mělník and Prague–Mladá Boleslav.[6]
Sights
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The Měšice Castle is the main landmark of Měšice. It is built in the Rococo style with Neoclassical elements and contains remarkable sculptural and painterly decoration. It includes an English landscape garden with rare trees and the oldest lightning rod in Bohemia, which was installed in 1775. Today a private medical facility (Centre of Integrated Oncological Care) resides there.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 58.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Měšice. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ "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 Měšice u Prahy" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Měšice. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ "Zámek v Měšicích nedaleko Prahy". CzechTourism. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
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