Zlonice
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Zlonice
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Market town
| image_skyline = Zlonice.jpg
| image_caption = Aerial view of Zlonice
| image_flag = Zlonice vlajka.jpg
| image_shield = Zlonice znak.jpg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Central Bohemian
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Kladno
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|50|17|15|N|14|5|32|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1318
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 16.07
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 223
| population_as_of = 2025-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-t4l3n8d2iw|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2025-05-16}}
| population_total = 2294
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 273 71
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| website = {{URL|https://www.zlonice.cz/}}
| footnotes =
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Zlonice is a market town in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Zlonice consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):{{cite web |title=Public Census 2021 – basic data|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4690&katalog=33475&pvo=SLD21043-CO|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2022}}
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- Zlonice (1,677)
- Břešťany (175)
- Lisovice (67)
- Tmáň (137)
- Vyšínek (125)
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Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Zloňa, meaning "the village of Zloňa's people". The personal name itself was derived from the Czech word zlý, i.e. 'evil'.{{cite book |last=Profous|first=Antonín|title=Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž|url=https://mjc.ujc.cas.cz/search.php|pages=783–784|year=1957|language=cs}}
Geography
Zlonice is located about {{convert|16|km|0}} north of Kladno and {{convert|29|km|abbr=on}} northwest of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Lower Ohře Table.
History
The first written mention of Zlonice is from 1318. It was a settlement on a trade route. The first written mention of the fortress in Zlonice is from 1576. In the 17th century, the fortress was rebuilt into a Renaissance castle.{{cite web |title=Historie a současnost|url=https://www.zlonice.cz/historie-a-soucasnost|publisher=Městys Zlonice|language=cs|access-date=2021-06-24}}
The village of Vyšínek is first mentioned in 1263, Břešťany in 1282, Tmáň in 1382, and Lisovice at the beginning of the 14th century.
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|2010
|1880|2376
|1890|2614
|1900|3051
|1910|3157
|1921|3240
|1930|3263
|1950|2541
|1961|2605
|1970|2370
|1980|2243
|1991|1964
|2001|2193
|2011|2149
|2021|2181
|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}
Transport
Sights
File:Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie, městys Zlonice, okres Kladno 01.JPG
The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is the landmark of the town square. There was originally a Gothic church, but it was replaced by the current Baroque church, which was built in 1727–1744 according to the design by František Maxmilián Kaňka.{{cite web |title=Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-nanebevzeti-panny-marie-2145898|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-02-23}}
Zlonice Castle is originally a Renaissance castle, which was completely rebuilt in the mid-19th century. It has a Neoclassical façade. Today it houses apartments and offices.{{cite web |title=Zámek|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/zamek-2314469|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-02-23}}
The former Baroque hospital building houses the Memorial of Antonín Dvořák, who lived in Zlonice in 1853–1856. It is a museum that focuses on the life of Dvořák, on the market town's musical tradition and on regional history.{{cite web |title=Památník Antonína Dvořáka|url=https://padzlonice.wixsite.com/website|publisher=Memorial of Antonín Dvořák|language=cs|access-date=2023-02-23}}
In Lisovice is a small railway museum.{{cite web |title=Železniční muzeum Zlonice|url=http://zmzlonice.draha.net/|publisher=Železniční muzeum Zlonice|language=cs|access-date=2023-02-23}}
Notable people
- Wenzel Krumpholz (1750–1817), mandolin and violin player
- Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904), composer; lived here in 1853–1856 and nicknamed his Symphony No. 1 The Bells of Zlonice
- Eduard Ingriš (1905–1991), Czech-American composer and photographer
References
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External links
{{commons category|Zlonice}}
- {{official|https://www.zlonice.cz/}}
{{Kladno District}}
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