Liteň
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Středočeský kraj | ||||
| District : | Beroun | ||||
| Area : | 1276.674 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 54 ' N , 14 ° 9' E | ||||
| Height: | 322 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 1,185 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 267 27 | ||||
| License plate : | S. | ||||
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| Railway connection: | Zadní Třebaň – Lochovice | ||||
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| Status: | Městys | ||||
| Districts: | 4th | ||||
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| Mayor : | Karel Kliment (as of 2013) | ||||
| Address: | Náměstí 71 267 27 Liteň |
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| Municipality number: | 531456 | ||||
| Website : | www.obecliten.cz | ||||
| Location of Liteň in the Beroun district | |||||
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Liteň (German Litten ) is a minority town in the Okres Beroun in the Czech Republic. It belongs to the Středočeský kraj region .
history
Liteň was first mentioned in 1195, but the area was already settled in the Neolithic.
In the 14th century the place belonged to the Vladiken Buzický von Buzice , then the related Zajíc von Valdek and Liteň ; in the 16th century it was taken over by the Wratislav von Mitrowitz . After the Thirty Years' War it was confiscated and given to Count Bubna , who sold it back to the Wratislav von Mitrowitz in the 18th century. In 1838 Emperor Ferdinand V raised the town to the state.
The Liteň chateau was built on the site of the original fortress .
Since 2006 the place has again the status of a Městys .
Local division
The Městys Liteň consists of the districts Běleč, Dolní Vlence, Leč and Liteň. The municipality is divided into the cadastral districts of Běleč u Litně and Liteň.
Personalities
Born in the place
- Bedřich Homola , general, resistance fighter
Worked in place
- Josef Mánes , portrayed the Daubek castle family in 1859
- Josef Jelínek, actor, spent his twilight years here
- Václav Beneš Třebízský , writer and Catholic priest, worked in Liten after his ordination
Attractions
- Liteň Castle, late baroque castle from the 18th century with interior decorations by Quido Mánes
- Jewish Cemetery
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.uir.cz/obec/531456/Liten
- ↑ Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)
- ↑ http://www.uir.cz/casti-obce-obec/531456/Obec-Liten
- ↑ http://www.uir.cz/katastralni-uzemi-obec/531456/Obec-Liten
