The villages of Horní Jirčany, Osnice and Zdiměřice are administrative parts of Jesenice.
Etymology
The name is derived from the adjective jesenná (from jasan, i.e. 'ash') and originally denoted a meadow between ash trees or water flowing between ash trees.[2]
Geography
Jesenice is located south of Prague, in its immediate vicinity. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Prague Plateau. The streams Botič and Jesenický flows through the territory and supply several small fishponds.
History
The first written mention of Jesenice is from 1088.[3]
In 2015 the municipality was promoted to a town and lost the title of the "largest village" in the Czech Republic.[4]
Demographics
Thanks to its proximity to Prague, Jesenice belongs to the fastest growing municipalities in the country in the 21st century.
Jesenice is poor in cultural monuments. Notable is the memorial of Maxmiliána Alsterová of Astfeld. It is a Baroque memorial from the early 18th century. It commemorates the first victim of a traffic accident in Czech lands, who died in 1706.[7]
