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
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  (2022-01-01)
• Total	2,255
• 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.

Administrative parts

Zlonice Castle

Zlonice train station

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

Geography

Zlonice is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Kladno and 29 km (18 mi) northwest of Prague. it lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Lower Eger Table.

History

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

The village of Vyšínek is first mentioned in 1263, Břešťany in 1282, Tmáň in 1382, and Lisovice at the beginning of the 14th century.

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 Symphony No. 1 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

External link

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