Obříství

Obříství
Municipality
Obříství Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Obříství Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°17′45″N 14°28′42″E / 50.29583°N 14.47833°E / 50.29583; 14.47833Coordinates: 50°17′45″N 14°28′42″E / 50.29583°N 14.47833°E / 50.29583; 14.47833
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mělník
First mentioned	1290
Area
• Total	15.17 km2 (5.86 sq mi)
Elevation	165 m (541 ft)
Population  (2021-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,570
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	277 42
Website	www.obristvi.cz

Obříství is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[]

Villages of Dušníky and Semilkovice are administrative parts of Obříství.

Notable people[]

• Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884), composer; lived and married here
• Svatopluk Čech (1846–1908), writer and poet; lived here in 1895–1903

References[]

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