Zlončice

Zlončice
Zlončice
Municipality
	Centre of Zlončice
	Flag Coat of arms
	Zlončice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°13′44″N 14°21′28″E / 50.22889°N 14.35778°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mělník
First mentioned	1052
Area
• Total	4.66 km2 (1.80 sq mi)
Elevation	232 m (761 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	584
• Density	130/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	278 01
Website	www.obeczloncice.cz

Zlončice is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The hamlet of Dolánky is an administrative part of Zlončice.

Etymology[edit]

The village was originally named Znojčice. The name was derived from the personal name Znoj, meaning "the village of Znoj's people". Due to the proximity of the similarly named village Zlonice, the name was distorted to Zlončice.^[2]

Geography[edit]

Zlončice is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Prague. It lies in the Prague Plateau. It is situated on a river terrace on the right bank of the Vltava River.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Zlončice is from 1052.^[3]

A part of Zlončice was badly damaged by the 2002 European floods.^[3]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	216	—
1880	276	+27.8%
1890	329	+19.2%
1900	337	+2.4%
1910	383	+13.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	293	−23.5%
1930	375	+28.0%
1950	260	−30.7%
1961	304	+16.9%
1970	213	−29.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	199	−6.6%
1991	221	+11.1%
2001	176	−20.4%
2011	541	+207.4%
2021	651	+20.3%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport[edit]

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights[edit]

There are no cultural monuments in the municipality.^[6]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 783.
^ ^a ^b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Zlončice. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Mělník" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, okres Mělník". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-07-06.

External links[edit]

Official website

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

[2] Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 783.

[history-3] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Zlončice. Retrieved 2023-02-03.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Mělník" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.

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

[6] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, okres Mělník". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-07-06.

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