Zlončice

Zlončice
Municipality
Centre of Zlončice
Flag Coat of arms
Zlončice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°13′44″N 14°21′28″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mělník
First mentioned	1052
Area
• Total	4.66 km^2 (1.80 sq mi)
Elevation	232 m (761 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	582
• Density	120/km^2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	278 01
Website	www.obeczloncice.cz

Zlončice is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The hamlet of Dolánky is an administrative part of Zlončice.

Etymology

The 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

Zlončice 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

The first written mention of Zlončice is from 1052.[3]

A part of Zlončice was badly damaged by the 2002 European floods.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 216 —     1880 276 +27.8% 1890 329 +19.2% 1900 337 +2.4% 1910 383 +13.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 293 −23.5% 1930 375 +28.0% 1950 260 −30.7% 1961 304 +16.9% 1970 213 −29.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 199 −6.6% 1991 221 +11.1% 2001 176 −20.4% 2011 541 +207.4% 2021 651 +20.3%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

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

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[6]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 783.
3. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Zlončice. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
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 Zlončice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-10-10.

External links

• Official website