Hořín
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Hořín | |
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Municipality and village | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | Central Bohemian Region |
District | Mělník District |
Government | |
Area | |
• Total | 5.6 sq mi (14.4 km2) |
Elevation | 528 ft (161 m) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 744 |
• Density | 130/sq mi (52/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Hořín is a village and municipality in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
There is the burial vault of the family of Lobkowicz.
The village is protected by a flood wall, due to a high amount of flooded buildings in European floods in 2002.
In the municipality of Hořín there are four villages: Hořín, Brozánky, Vrbno and Zelčín.
Notable people
Jan August Vitásek, a Bohemian composer, was born at Hořín on 20 February 1770.
References
- This article was initially translated from the Czech Wikipedia.
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