Dolany nad Vltavou

Dolany nad Vltavou
Municipality
Look over the Vltava
Flag Coat of arms
Dolany nad Vltavou Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°13′20″N 14°20′59″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mělník
First mentioned	1318
Area
• Total	5.50 km^2 (2.12 sq mi)
Elevation	192 m (630 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	950
• Density	170/km^2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	278 01
Website	www.dolany.cz

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.

Administrative division

Dolany nad Vltavou consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

• Dolany nad Vltavou (860)
• Debrno (73)

Geography

Dolany 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

The first written mention of Dolany is from 1318.[3] Debrno was first mentioned in 1437.[4]

In 2016, the municipality changed its name to Dolany nad Vltavou.[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 582 —     1880 606 +4.1% 1890 648 +6.9% 1900 742 +14.5% 1910 728 −1.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 809 +11.1% 1930 920 +13.7% 1950 855 −7.1% 1961 830 −2.9% 1970 780 −6.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 718 −7.9% 1991 646 −10.0% 2001 685 +6.0% 2011 838 +22.3% 2021 933 +11.3%
Source: Censuses[6][7]

Transport

Centre of Debrno

Dolany nad Vltavou is located on the railway line Prague–Ústí nad Labem.[8]

Sights

The 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.[4]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Dolany nad Vltavou. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
4. "Debrno" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
5. "Obec Dolany změnila název na Dolany nad Vltavou" (in Czech). Město Kralupy nad Vltavou. 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
6. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
7. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
8. "Detail stanice Dolany n.Vltavou" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-25.

External links

• Official website