Přezletice

Přezletice
Municipality
Chapel of the Virgin Mary
Flag Coat of arms
Přezletice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°9′19″N 14°34′32″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-East
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	4.16 km^2 (1.61 sq mi)
Elevation	232 m (761 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	2,315
• Density	560/km^2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	250 73
Website	prezletice.cz

Přezletice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name was probably derived from the word přezlý (i.e. 'very evil').[2]

Geography

Přezletice is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table.

History

The first written mention of Přezletice is from 1352. Until the end of the 16th century, it was owned by vaiour lower noble families. From the end of the 16th century, Přezletice was a part of the Ctěnice estate.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 419 —     1880 510 +21.7% 1890 592 +16.1% 1900 599 +1.2% 1910 595 −0.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 586 −1.5% 1930 722 +23.2% 1950 693 −4.0% 1961 685 −1.2% 1970 718 +4.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 738 +2.8% 1991 635 −14.0% 2001 736 +15.9% 2011 1,248 +69.6% 2021 2,247 +80.0%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Přezletice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is the site of a Paleolithic camp, now an archaeological site.[6] In the centre of Přezletice is the Chapel of the Virgin Mary.

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 124.
3. "Od roku 1352 doposud" (in Czech). Obec Přezletice. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Přezletice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-19.

External links

• Official website