Zlončice is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Zlončice | |
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 Centre of Zlončice | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Zlončice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°13′44″N 14°21′28″E / 50.22889°N 14.35778°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mělník |
| First mentioned | 1052 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.66 km2 (1.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 232 m (761 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 582 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 278 01 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe hamlet of Dolánky is an administrative part of Zlončice.
Etymology
editThe village was originally named Znojčice. The name was derived from the personal name Znoj, meaning "the village of Znoj's people". Due to the proximity of the similarly named village Zlonice, the name was distorted to Zlončice.[2]
Geography
editZlončice is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Prague. It lies in the Prague Plateau. It is situated on a river terrace on the right bank of the Vltava River.
History
editThe first written mention of Zlončice is from 1052.[3]
A part of Zlončice was badly damaged by the 2002 European floods.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
editThere are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[6]
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. 783.
- ^ a b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Zlončice. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Zlončice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
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