Zlonice

Zlonice
Market town
Aerial view of Zlonice
Flag Coat of arms
Zlonice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°17′15″N 14°5′32″E / 50.28750°N 14.09222°E / 50.28750; 14.09222Coordinates: 50°17′15″N 14°5′32″E / 50.28750°N 14.09222°E / 50.28750; 14.09222
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kladno
First mentioned	1318
Area
• Total	16.07 km2 (6.20 sq mi)
Elevation	223 m (732 ft)
Population  (2021-01-01)[1]
• Total	2,258
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	273 71
Website	www.zlonice.cz

Zlonice is a market town in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants. It is located 6 km north of Slaný and 35 km northwest of Prague.

Administrative parts[]

Zlonice Castle

Zlonice Train Station

Villages of Břešťany, Lisovice, Tmáň and Vyšínek are administrative parts of Zlonice.

History[]

The first written mention of Zlonice is from 1318. It was a settlement on a trade route. The first written mention of a keep in Zlonice is from 1576. In the 17th century, the keep was rebuilt to a Renaissance castle.^[2]

The village of Vyšínek is first mentioned in 1263, of Břešťany from 1282, of Tmáň from 1382, and of Lisovice fro mthe beginning of the 14th century.^[2]

Sights[]

Several valuable works of Baroque architecture have been preserved in Zlonice, including the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (by F. M. Kaňka) and a rectory (by K. I. Dientzenhofer). The former hospital building houses the Memorial of Antonín Dvořák who lived in Zlonice from 1853 to 1856; he nicknamed his First Symphony The Bells of Zlonice. There is also a small Railway Museum at the local train station.

Notable people[]

• Wenzel Krumpholz (1750–1817), mandolin and violin player
• Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904), composer; lived here

References[]

External link[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zlonice.

• Official website (in Czech)
• Railway Museum (in Czech)