Knovíz

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Knovíz
Village
Knovíz as seen from south, in foreground R7 expressway
Flag Coat of arms
Etymology: from personal name: Knovid's [property]
Knovíz Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°12′43″N 14°08′14″E / 50.21194°N 14.13722°E / 50.21194; 14.13722Coordinates: 50°12′43″N 14°08′14″E / 50.21194°N 14.13722°E / 50.21194; 14.13722
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kladno
First mention	1088
Government
• Mayor	Vítězslav Richter
Area
• Total	4.23 km2 (1.63 sq mi)
Elevation	228 m (748 ft)
Population  (2006)
• Total	515
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	274 01
Website	www.knoviz.cz

Knovíz (Czech pronunciation: [ˈknoviːs]) is a village and municipality in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is located about 25 km northwest of Prague and 4 km southeast from Slaný. The municipality covers an area of 4.23 km² and as of 2006 it had a population of 515. Knovíz culture, an archeological culture of late Bronze Age is named after this site. Since early 1990s Czech filmmaker Jan Švankmajer creates his surrealist animated works in a former cinema in the village.

External links[]

• Media related to Knovíz at Wikimedia Commons