Dolany nad Vltavou

Dolany nad Vltavou
Dolany nad Vltavou
Municipality
	Look over the Vltava
	Flag Coat of arms
	Dolany nad Vltavou Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°13′20″N 14°20′59″E / 50.22222°N 14.34972°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mělník
First mentioned	1318
Area
• Total	5.50 km2 (2.12 sq mi)
Elevation	192 m (630 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	957
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	278 01
Website	www.dolany.cz

Dolany nad Vltavou (until 2016 Dolany) is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The village of Debrno is an administrative part of Dolany nad Vltavou.

Geography[edit]

Dolany nad Vltavou is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) southeast of Mělník and 13 km (8 mi) north of Prague. It lies in the Prague Plateau. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Vltava River in the place, where the rocky valley of the Vltava ends and begins a plain typical for the confluence of the rivers Vltava and Elbe. The highest point of the municipality has an elevation of 273 metres (896 ft).

History[edit]

The first written mention of Dolany is from 1318.^[2] Debrno was first mentioned in 1437.^[3]

In 2016, the municipality changed its name to Dolany nad Vltavou.^[4]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	582	—
1880	606	+4.1%
1890	648	+6.9%
1900	742	+14.5%
1910	728	−1.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	809	+11.1%
1930	920	+13.7%
1950	855	−7.1%
1961	830	−2.9%
1970	780	−6.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	718	−7.9%
1991	646	−10.0%
2001	685	+6.0%
2011	838	+22.3%
2021	933	+11.3%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Transport[edit]

Dolany nad Vltavou is located on the railway line Prague–Ústí nad Labem.^[7]

Sights[edit]

The historic centre of the village of Debrno is well preserved and protected as a village monument zone. There are homesteads from the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th century, with modifications from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Dolany nad Vltavou. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
^ ^a ^b "Debrno" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
^ "Obec Dolany změnila název na Dolany nad Vltavou" (in Czech). Město Kralupy nad Vltavou. 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Mělník" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Dolany n.Vltavou" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-25.

External links[edit]

Official website

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

[2] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Dolany nad Vltavou. Retrieved 2023-05-25.

[nhi-3] "Debrno" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-05-25.

[4] "Obec Dolany změnila název na Dolany nad Vltavou" (in Czech). Město Kralupy nad Vltavou. 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2023-05-25.

[5] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Mělník" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.

[6] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[7] "Detail stanice Dolany n.Vltavou" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-25.

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