Želízy

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Želízy
Municipality
Centre of Želízy with the primary school
Centre of Želízy with the primary school
Flag of Želízy
Flag
Coat of arms of Želízy
Coat of arms
Želízy is located in Czech Republic
Želízy
Želízy
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°25′26″N 14°27′53″E / 50.42389°N 14.46472°E / 50.42389; 14.46472
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictMělník
First mentioned1360
Area
 • Total
11.07 km2 (4.27 sq mi)
Elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
520
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
277 21
Websitewww.obeczelizy.cz

Želízy (German: Schelesen) is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Želízy consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Želízy (422)
  • Nové Tupadly (7)
  • Sitné (62)

Etymology

The name is derived from the Czech word železo, i.e. 'iron'.[3]

Geography

Želízy is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Mělník and 34 km (21 mi) north of Prague. It lies in the Ralsko Uplands. The highest point is at 328 m (1,076 ft) above sea level. The Liběchovka Stream flows through the municipality. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Kokořínsko – Máchův kraj Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Želízy is from 1360.[4]

In the 19th century, Želízy became a summer resort. In the interwar period it was a popular resort destination visited by hundreds of guests, especially by German-speaking Jews of Prague, including Franz Kafka.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869591—    
1880603+2.0%
1890543−10.0%
1900527−2.9%
1910517−1.9%
YearPop.±%
1921561+8.5%
1930573+2.1%
1950570−0.5%
1961673+18.1%
1970625−7.1%
YearPop.±%
1980521−16.6%
1991461−11.5%
2001440−4.6%
2011483+9.8%
2021491+1.7%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

The I/9 road (the section from Mělník to Česká Lípa) passes through the municipality.

Sights

The village of Sitné

Želízy is known for the Čertovy hlavy, sculptures from the first half of the 19th century carved in the sandstone above the village of Želízy.

Most of the village of Sitné is protected by law as a village monument zone for its set of folk architecture wooden houses from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ^ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). pp. 830–831.
  4. ^ a b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Želízy. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  5. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  6. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  7. ^ "Sitné" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
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