Zeleneč, Czech Republic

Zeleneč
Municipality
Centre of Zeleneč
Centre of Zeleneč
Flag of Zeleneč
Flag
Coat of arms of Zeleneč
Coat of arms
Zeleneč is located in Czech Republic
Zeleneč
Zeleneč
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°8′1″N 14°39′39″E / 50.13361°N 14.66083°E / 50.13361; 14.66083
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictPrague-East
First mentioned1378
Area
 • Total
10.75 km2 (4.15 sq mi)
Elevation
255 m (837 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
3,203
 • Density300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
250 91
Websitewww.zelenec.cz

Zeleneč is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,200 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Zeleneč consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Zeleneč (3,128)
  • Mstětice (39)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Zelenec or Zelenka.[3]

Geography

Zeleneč is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table, in the Polabí lowlands.

History

The first written mention of Zeleneč is in a document created in 1372–1378. The record of Kašpar of Zeleneč from 1316, which is sometimes cited as the first mention, actually dates from 1416.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869680—    
1880806+18.5%
1890775−3.8%
1900767−1.0%
1910852+11.1%
YearPop.±%
1921866+1.6%
19301,526+76.2%
19501,660+8.8%
19611,761+6.1%
19701,631−7.4%
YearPop.±%
19801,463−10.3%
19911,361−7.0%
20011,383+1.6%
20112,984+115.8%
20213,167+6.1%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

There is no major road running through the municipal territory, but Zeleneč is located in close proximity to the D10 motorway, which runs north of it, and the D11 motorway to the south.

Zeleneč is located on the railway line Prague–Lysá nad Labem, further continuing to Kolín or to Milovice.[7]

Sights

Chapel

There are no significant monuments in the municipality. The only protected cultural monuments are a niche chapel with a statue of St. John of Nepomuk, which dates from 1863, and a stone cross from 1820.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ^ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 770.
  4. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Zeleneč. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  5. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  6. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  7. ^ "Detail stanice Zeleneč" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  8. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Zeleneč". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
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