Měchenice

Měchenice
Měchenice
Municipality
	View of Měchenice from Oleško
	Flag Coat of arms
	Měchenice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°54′30″N 14°23′22″E / 49.90833°N 14.38944°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-West
First mentioned	999
Area
• Total	1.33 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
Elevation	205 m (673 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	851
• Density	640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	252 06
Website	ou.mechenice.cz

Měchenice is a municipality and village in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Geography

Měchenice is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands on the left bank of the river Vltava.

History

Měchenice is one of the oldest settlements in Bohemia. The first written mention of Měchenice is from 999 when Duke Boleslaus II donated Měchenice to the Ostrov Monastery.^[2]

Transport

Měchenice lies on a railway line of local importance heading from Prague to Čisovice.

Sport

The football club AFK Měchenice was founded in 1927. Today known as TJ Sokol Měchenice, it plays on lower amateur tiers. The tennis club was founded in 1985.^[2]

Sights

There are no cultural monuments.^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Měchenice. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, okres Praha-západ". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-05-31.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[history-2] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Měchenice. Retrieved 2021-06-23.

[3] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, okres Praha-západ". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-05-31.

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